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ATTORNEYS.
J. N. REYNOLDS, '
Attrnjr and Cennsrlor at L.arry
OrrTcic-y o. UP. RernoUl Hot-l.
roUTF.U &
Attrnj-a at L.ar a
Vfllre In Court lloatip.
imowN.
ml Laud Agrnta,
v lth l'rubrtte Jiulse.
. TIPTOX A IIirVVETT,
Attornryi and Conuttlora at Lw
Oac N'o. 7Q Mel'honum'n UUtok, tip Ktnlrs.
THOMAS A- nilOADY,
Att'y Law Solicitors In Cltanrcrj-,
flW in District tmrt lloonx.
S. M. llICllT
Attorney at Liw and Land Ajfent.
Offlra In Quirt llouwe, tlrxt ltxr, w-t aide.
VM. II. MeLF.N'NAN,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
- ' Nebraska City, Nebraska.
R. F. IMIUKINS,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Teeuiiis-li, Johnson Co., Neb.
NYK ITI'MPIIRKY,
ATTORN V. Y S AT LA W,
l'awm- City, I'mni 4 o., Nrb.
N. K. GHIC.OS.
Attorney at Law & Heal Kstate Agent,
Ilcatr! j8!Tp County, Noliraska.
LAND AOCyTS.
R. v. uroiiF-s.
Real Ksta te A Kent and Jnstlce of Praet,
OfTSoo in Court IIouv, flint lor, west iUe.
r. arret ijrrr.
Land Agents 4t Land Warrant Brokers.
No. 21 Main Strwt.
PtTMunal tittrttfion (iren to making 7viiOM.
Jjanda, improved iul uuitHjtrwed, or tale on
' rec-tonabe trrmt.
YM. H. HOOVER,
Jleal Estate and Tax PnjlnR Agent.
OCiet? iu Difitrict Court Room.
Will give j owi;f uitettivnt tu the alr of Heal
JUlarft uni J'ltymtent of 2 'are throughout the
jiemaha Ixtnd lUxtrict.
J(NTA8 HACKER.
Collector for the City of llrownrllle,
Will fitte'id tn the JHtjment of Tuxet fir yon
Ttrsidrnt LstHd C)"ntM in .WnwK County.
tXrrepondeiu-e Htlictfed.
MOSES IT. SYDENHAM.
ROTARY PlItLlC &. LAM) AGENT,
Flirt Krrtmet, yt bruxka.
Will locate lands f.r'inteniInKw'tt!ors, and
trW anv Information niuirM concern inc
the lands of Stuti-VcKterii NebntKka.
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PHYSICIANS.
ii. c. Tiinof.vx.
riTYSIt IAN AND SI RGEON.
Oflf-No. M .Vain St reft, wiie dm.r wffl rreu-
iht Tin Sliwp. Oflic hours fmni to it a. m.
and
1 tO 4 p. IU. .
IT. Ii. MATHl'WS,
PHYSICIAN AND SIRGEOX.
onico No. 21 Main Street.
A. S. IIOLIjAPAY. M. P.,
Physician, Surgeon and Obstetrician,
Office HoilHday & Co a Drvnr St(re.
Graduated in 1V1 ; Jsrated in Jirownville in
JKM. Jlnt on hand corr.,iete et of A infuOiting,
Trei'hininsr and Otistetrieal Instruments.
. s. Special attention pit en to (Jbttetne ana
the disease of. Women and Children, .
C. F. STEWART, M. D..
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Oftce No. 21 Main Street.
D-ne Hours 7 to A. M., and lioi ana i;s io
W. II. KIM HEREIN, M J?
PHYSICIAN AND SVRGEON,
To the Nebraska Eye and Er Intlnnary.
will recommence practice at Brown-vlUe,
Mav 1st. 1;
MERCHANDISE.
VM. T. PEN,
Whleale anrf etail Dealer in
General Merchandise, and Commission
and Forwarding Merchant,
No. Main StrevU
Com Ranters, JI'.u m, floret rurnitvre. Ac.,
always on KamL Hmt inr H fjee yaxdor
juLes I-elt: trs and Cimntry Joduee.
Q. M. IIENPEION.
dealer in Foreinn
DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES,
No. 3 3 Malu Street
J. I McGEK A VO
Dealers In General Merchandise,
v t MolMierHon'M RliX'k. Mai" St.
W. O em
DRUG STORES.
IIOLL.VPAY A CO.,
Wholesale and L'etaxl rre im
Orari, Medicines, Paints, Ollt,
K ' No. 41 Main StreeU
etc.
MeCREEUY A .CTvErJ
Wh.Uede and IM.nl "''.Xrr
Drugs, Books, AVallpIer Stationery
A t. A- -
BOOTS AND SHOES.
CHAREIX HEEMER.
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,
No-
'62 Main Street.
71 mi on hand
a superior stoek V
Work done with neatness and
Shoes. C"ioin
tlinpaicK.
ROOT AND SlioE aiAIiER,
No. Mai" Street.
Hepaxring ane on
HARDWARE.
Dealer Tr" Main Street.
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SADDIXRY.
joiiv w,mjpi;;R, Ete,
BIiIUrs
. m.i. . Street
" , .7f ,'r.-ru description, ana
Wl? 5".l.Ja St Ouk paid for
Jlxdes.
3, IL
IIAl'ER.
An.S COLLARS, Etc.
No. UU ln f-
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"YruiY L1ARP "SALOOX,
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VOL. 13..
HOTELS.
REYNOLDS IIOtSE.
GEO HO E DOUGHERTY,
narins awtimed clmrze ortiU wt-11 arran?pd and
comrnixlious biM:Mf. i.Ve to invite tiie home
arm truvmn put. ifc to ive Mm a call. sruarRntce
tiix saiiHiuciion ia all things appenaiuing to the
tw'A rood L!ry fitable convenient.
PENNSYLVANIA IIOYSE.
11ENHV FINK. Proprietor.
trood accommodations. arding v the
aavorv eek. The traveliug public areinvl
ted to pi ve hint a call. - 1-t f
STAR HOTEL.
CROSS fc STEVENSON, lToprietors.
On Ivee Street, between Main and Atlantic
1 hts House is eonvenirnt to the St'-am Jioai
Jjandinff, and the business part of the City. The
best acrommodnt Urns in the City. .Vo pains will
be rjHircd in vvikuia pucsts crnnfortahle. Good
cilaule and Lhrrall eonreni-rd to the House.
Agents for K. &. N. Since Co.
AMERICAN HOUSE.
I P. ROHISON, Proprietor.
Front St.. between Main and Water.
v A fiKtfl Feed and LtitTV Sliiblc in connection
j V . 1 . r 1 "
trun t.'tc House.
CONFECTIONERIES.
GEORGE YAFNEY,
Bakery and Confectionery,
V. r- a r 4. .
Offers to the public at reduced raU a choice
" v"- rv.v s ril.Ci:iCl X IVYlMUUfi. VAIi"-vt-AVJLiV -
tAD ctA AA '
WIEEIAM ROSfiELI '
Bakery, Confectionery and Toy Store.
No. Q Mnin Street -
Fre.th Jiread, Cuk, Oysters, Fruit ,'etc, onhand
- J. P. DEUSER, ,
Dealer In Confectioneries, Toys, etc.
No. 44 Main Street.
NOTARIES.
E. E. EBRIGTIT.
Notary Pulilic and Conreyancer,
And aircnt for the Equitable and American
Tontine Life Insurance Companies. 5-tf
FAIRP.ROTHER'A HACKER,
.Notary Public and Conveyancer,
tftice in County Clerk'n OfVice.
a. W. FATKV.KIlTHER. i AM KM V. nACKKB,
Notary Pulilic County Clerk.
GRAIN DEALERS.
DEALERS IN GRAIN, PRODUCE, A-c.
Asirinvail. Nebraska.
Tlie highest market price paid for anything
the i' armor can raiMC. c will iuy ana sen
everything known to the market.
WORTHING & WILCOX.
Storace, Forwarding and Commission
Merchants.
And Dealers in all kinds of Grain, for which
they pay the llujhesl Market J'ricr tn Casn.
MILLINERY.
MRS, F. A. TISDEL,
MILLINER AND DRESS MAKER,
Hbcp on First &L, bet. Main and Atlantic,
(overrA.TLsdel"Ai?!"icnlturalNtore.)
Has constantly on hand a full assortment of all
VlmN and varieties ol Zephyr. Keatber Braid.
HtarBrsid, Swan's IKwn, Ladies' Mohair Coils and
Curls. Jianihiirx Trininmiits, etc. Dresses and
Cloaks loadein the ixtexl style.
The public are invited to call. l-12-y
MISS MARY A. SIMPSON,
MILLINER AND DRESS MAKER,
First Street, lwt. Main and Water.
Wishes to inform the Indies 01 Brmviivllle and
vicinity, that she hiis a tirst clasa Millinery Shop,
where work will be done witli great care and neat
ness, and after the latest eastern styles. Bleaching
done in the verv lntest stvinr., and on short notice.
Latest tyles ofLiidit' and'Childreu's nHts and Bon
nets constantly on hnnd. Alsolstest pHtterns of In
dies' lress Htxxln, CloalUi,uud Cliilureu's Clolhinr
cut on sliort notice.
BARBERS.
J. J.. ROY,
BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER.
No. 55 Main Klroet,
Has a splendid suit of Hath llitoins. Also a
choice stock of Gentleman") Sot inns.
McNEAL A DORSET,
BARBERS AND HAIRDRESSERS,
No. -J3ra!n. Street,
At prepared to do all kinds of JIairdresKinit for
Gpiits and Ladies. As Barbers they are No. I. Also
old clothes renovated n reasonable terms: hoots
blacked at all hours; and washing jmd ironing done
on short notice.
TAILORING.
ITAITROI PT A 7ECIT,
MERCHANT TAILORS,
Ao. 5t' Afairt Street,
PTavP on hand a Kjdendld fctock of Goods,
and M ill make them up in the latest styles,
on short notice and reasonable terms.
BLACKSMITHS.
J. II. REASON,
IUackfmlthing and Horse Shoeing,
JShop No. Main .street.
Will do Hiacksmithiny of all kinds. Makes
Horse Shoring. Ironing of Wagons and Sleighs,
and Machine' Work a Sociality.
J. W. A J. C GIBSON,
ULCKSMITHS,
Shop on First, between Main and Atlantic.
All trot k done to order, and stdisfaction gttar
rantecd. JOHN FliORA,
BLACKSMITH,
Shop on Water St., South of American House.
VtMlOm WVTKVJ mi.
WAGON MAKERS.
FRANZ II ELM Ell,
XYacon Maker and Repairer.
fsiiop West of Court House.
Wavos, lUiaaus, Hows, Cultivators, Ac., re
rudred on short notice, at low rates, and tear
ranted to give satisfaction.
BOUNTY CLAIM AGENTS.
EO. P. SMITH, rrw,
. c. S. WAR CLAIM AGENT,
Washington Ct.U, IK V.
rm attend to the prosecution of claim he
toil the :rtietin,H.rf,..forAddit,ona
p,Hiitv luck lv and lVtistons, and all
claim aa.-cruins piliu.t the Governmentdu-
riiiK 111 ...te
SMITH. P. TI TTLE,
U. S. ASSISTANT ASSESSOR,
nfflce in District Court Room.
AaZilWili attend to the psccutwn of claims
tJfZfthr Ikfart-nent, for Additional Bounty
Srmi-A nntml Dues on I'cnsianr.
"sa'Pw(rTTS1sFSrP- ",:"-&Mr--CrTBi"iiiir
yw -L -'ajMlili m a aM- "
AIRS. J. M. GRAHAM,
TEACH K it Ol' MUSIC.
lUms, Main, bet Jth 5th Sts
Lessons g ien on thi Pisno. Organ, Mtlodson.
CudaraU 1 VocHzation Hiring ka4 eight Vears
frperence as teacher of .Music tn A ew X ork s
eoftiffjw :
G. P. BERKLEY,
House, Carriage and Sign Pltcr.
o.C6Main.sU,iiil'h-
Grainina Guitding,Glizingand Paper Hang
inffM&rt notice, f arable tcrnu,and
warranted.
A. P. MARSH,
Bookseller and News Dealer.
fVy Hook Store,
No. 50 Main Vtrect. PoKtoillco Bmldinjr.
' A. STAFFORD,
PHOTOtiRAPHIC ARTIST,
No.47 MainStKS't.up stsiirH.
nsonsu ishiHO I'.eJurcs executed mthe Udest
" W. MORGAN,
rv.f. Jndsr'e and Justice of the Peace
Pr m " i.fcourt House Building.
J.-K. BEAR,
Acent for the M. V. Ki press Co.,
B IV. U. Telegrapn Co.
'o. 72 Mcl'hcrnon a Block.
and
C W. WHEELER,
BRIDGE BUILDER,
clo "gent for R. W. Smitirs Patent Trtiss
BHdgc. The Hrottt and best wooden
hrllt;e now in use.
KEiswirrrER a eirsman,
Brownvllle C ity Meat Market.
W No. OO Main Street.
TT7M pan th- hiafwst market price fur good DecJ
Cattle, i tlccs. Sheep and Hops.
BLISS A HFGTTES,
GENERAL AUCTIONEERS.
xrill attend toll,-; sale of Heal andl'crsonal
rp iy in the Sonaha Land District. Irrm.
reasonable.
J.V.D.PATCH ,
Manufneturer nn 1 laler in
Clocks. Yt atches, Jewelry, etc-, etc.
No. 32 Main Street.
Silver and Silver-1'Uitcd Ware, and ah rane
ties of 'Spectacle, constantly on hand. Jiepain ng
donintheneatrstslyle.at short notice. Charges
moderate. Work warrant, i d.
TOBVVORK, Neatly and Plainly
J F.ccu.tcl. at the Advertiser J ob Rooms.
: BRQ
ciiabi.es o. porskt.
OEOBGX W. Dorset:
Atfy at Law. j
C. G. & G. Wr DORSEY,
REAL 'ESTATE AGEI1TS
ASD j
Dealers in Land "Warrants.
i
Buy ami Sell Real Estate and
Land Warrants. .
Select & Locate Government Lands.'
ATTEND TO CONTESTED CASE3 IN TJIE
U. 8. LAND OFFICE, AND
5AY TAXES;
A largo quantity of First Oaas Inds for
aale In Nemattn, lUehardion, Pawnee, John
son and Gage Counties, Nebraska, to which
the attention of purchasers is specially lnvl
ted. " ' ' ' '
OiSce-BROWlWILLE, NEB."
Brtincli Oace -BEATRICE, v NE3.
13-ti-tf
J. II. SHOOK & BROS.",
Manufacturers and Dealer In Native Lumber
of all kinds, lengths, breadths and thickness,
.AT
HILLSDALE,
NEMAHA COUNTY, liEBRASKA.
Tliev own and run oneof the best Saw Mills
In the State, and will furnisn
3IECIIAXICS AIVD BUILDERS
with a bill of Lumber "of' bent quality',' OR
short notice, at the Lowest Market Price,
Lath and Pickets
j IJways on itandfpr sale, jii
Tliev also sell cheap at their store In TIllls
dale all staple Dry Goods and Groceries, and
Kueh articles as are in general use.
. RtLuemUjr. tAbulnes. the men, and the
placo.
I , . . . . ' , ,w J ., !
1-ly
JOHN L. CARSON,
BANKER,
BRO WXVILLE . NEBRASKA
Exchange Bought and Sold on all the prin
cipal citi. Also dealer in Gold and Silver
Coin, Gold Dust and
GOVERIJTlXirr BONDS.
rwnosits received. tavable at sleht. Inter
est iaid on time deposits by special agree
ment, t axes 1WHI tor non-resiueius.
All kind of U. H. Bonds wanted.
CITY BAKERY
AND vt. - . .
CONFECTIONERY 1 1
Ke. 3 1 Car. Main k lit Sti. (npposlttClty Drag Store.
1YILLIAM ALLEN, Proprietor. .
Pies, Cakrs, Fresh Bread,
Confectionery, uiit ana
Fancy. Groceries
Constantly, on Hand ! !
Fresh Bread Delivered Daily! !
First Class FamilyFlour Warranted.
TO H. VALLEAU,
IMPORTER
and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
WINES AND- LIQUGRS,
Kn'i constantly on hand a full stock of all kinds of
Native and Foreign "Wines
BRANDY,
WHISKY,
ALE, &c.
ALSO, a full stock of
CldS AIID T
All of which lie ofTewto the tra1e at rates low
enough to fuiil all. To those wishing Liquors and
Saloon Fitures
Re extend a special invitation to call and see him,
knowing that lie liax all they waut of the best goydji
in the V est and can
, : .... : ... -. .
Guarranty Entire Satisfaction 1 1 !
A SAMPLE E003X IN TIIE REAR, WITH A
Supplied with the choicest brands of Wines, liquors
4c., Ac
49 FREE LUNCH AT ALL HOURS.""
. . , i
NO. 99,
Corner Main and 3d Streets,
BROWNVILLE
NEBRASKA.
tlrsi II. 33. Bargis1 ' ' '
JPealerla .. , CJi- -
Fancy Goods and Notions,
Which fcho will aell at rensonable: prices.
She Is constantly in receipt of New and Ele
gant Patterns tor
Dress and Cloak Making,
to which, she pays particular attention.'
riutiug, Stampinc, Sti toning, Braid
ing, &c, done to order.
WHEELER & WILSON
LOCK STIOH -'--
SEWING' IMACHINE !
... , 1 i ; j ...... -
Awarded the
FIRST. PRE3IIOI,-. r
at all the principle Fairs In the World. Ev
ery Machine warranted for three years.7 In
structions free.
OFFICE AT THE BAZAR.
3-tf
CLOCKS,' WATCHES,
AND
No. 59 Main Street, Bro TiUe.
JOSEril SIIUTZ,
fL JIan.Just oietied - and ."rill constantly
VJ keep on hand a large and well assorted
jtUck of genuine article In his line, ,
Repairing of Clocks,' Watches, and J
elry done on short notice,
ALL WOUK WAIiltAXTED. . .
0B1CC0
WiVILLE, "NEBEA.SKA, THURSDAY, MAKCH 4, 1869..
A T E M E N H
' of tlje condition of iher,
HOME INSURANCE C03XPANT,
1'
ofXewTork.-onthe Arftday of January, "a-I. I860,
made to the Auditor of fcjtate of Nebraska, pursuant
to the Btalute of that State.
NAME AND LOCATION.
The name or this Company is the Hosts
bance Com pan Y, incorporated in liS, and locatea
in the City of New York. 1
CAPITAL.
The Capital of said Company, actually
paid up in cash, in ...
The Surplus on the 1st day of January,
13.
12,000.000 00
Total amount of Capital and Surplus- 3, 82
ASSETS.
Amount Caih Jn Continental National
Amount Cash tn hands of Agents, and
in eirMe of tranKmi.sMiou. -
Amount U. K Registered and . . , ,
t!onpon btoek 1381, mar- '"
i , . ket value .. 19720 00
Amount I'nited mates iionds
market value l,Cft7,l 50
f 115,795 43
8519 20
1301,743 0
Kisaouri btate tioma. per
cent., market value..,
ITorth Curohma LkRd...-Tpnne-ee
Bils..w.....T.
21. GC0 00
' ,fM.i
;uki ou
3. )
eo
.VUK) 00
lOI.OXt 00
2110 00
Zi. w 00
8.700 00
Wisconsin fetate.
IlllIKMM
451.305 c;
K!ile Inland
Cuiiiwrnia Mute X(rniM.
Connectimit State F.oiid
New York Ciry msd Co. Bond
tjueens County lionds....,:
Jiichmond Courity Bonds. .
Brookiyn City Water Bondn.
Ji:mK hUiCics, mantel vniue .
LoaiiH on Bonds and Martgaees. being
the first lien of record 011 Unincum
hprtnl Kenl tate. worth at leaat
128JT76 00
,a,), rate ef interest S:7 prt. jt 1473,965 W
ixans od.iock8 ana itonas, payaiiiu on
rities Pledeed. at least "1.082 30 409.662 00
BlMmur Ttf uirtict n nil Wrppklnir aniuirft.
tun .. 35 JSK 81
Other Pronertv.Miscellaneous Items 66.157 85
Tin fttr PnminniM nn Pulirripfi imufid at
Ottice (Fire and Inland) 8.873 40
Navisation Risks. c I4.a M
IntereMt due of 1st Jonuarv. IStiU . 38Ji 17
Ooverumeut titaiuDS on hand. - 14t 00
83.96682 30
-.XAIflLlTIlS.
Amount of Losses adj-.isted, duo and an-
paid A..1..1.......... ..:........ .
Losses incurred, and in process of ad
justment .........
Ptvideiids declared aud due and unpaid
Llvldenl either Of ch1i or scrip, de-
. dared hut not yet due.. .
Amount of all other existing claims
, against the Company...... ....
Total amnnnt of Tvtsea. Claims and
lOt.nrr; 48
1.11 o
LlahUitiesi.. 1106.837 8
" The greatest amount insured on any risk is 87500,
but will not as a ceneral rnie exceea iu.ii.
The Onnpany no Keneral rule as to the amount
allowed to be insured in any city, town, village or
block, beintr eoverned In this matter. Ill each cjmc.
bv the cenenil cliaracter of buildings, width of
streets, facilities for pnttingoirt tires, c "
A certUied copy ot the Charter or Act of Incorpo
ration, as amended, accompanied a previous State
ment.
Ptats of New Yoh.
CJtf and Cbutity of A'eu) York,f , ., .... , . , t,
' Hiarles J. Martin. President, and John TL Wash
burn. Secrerarr of the Hotue Insurance Company,
beiiii; nvverally and duly sworn, depose and say, and
each himself navs. that the foreuoiux is a-true, full
and correct Htatement of the alhurs of said Cono
ration. and that they are the above described offi
cers mereoj. . - . . . - -
Ciiabi.rs J. Martiw, President.
J. II. Wash ai'Bx, tierrttary.
fuhscrUied andsw4irn before me, this six teem b day
Januarv, a. .1R. " - t f
. - - Thomas F. Goodrich, Xutmy Public1.
JNO. L. C ARSON, Age-t,
18-tt Brownville, Nebraska.
CTATEMEXT
O of the condition of the
Hartford Fire Inmrante Contptny,
On the 31st day of December, 1SCS. Made to the
Auditor of the (State of Nebraska, In conformity
wi th the law of said Htate.
The name of this Company is The Hartford Fire
Insurance Company, and is located at liar t lord. Con.
CAPITAL.
The amount of Capital Stock Ls f l.OOO.ono 00
The amount of Capital Stock paid up is... 1.000.000 00
- - 1 :-ASSETS. - - '
Cash on hand and in bank f ItfiOl 79
Cash in hands ef Agents, and.
Iu coumc or transmission. 121,033
Bills receivable lor .Loans, 1 .
Itonils and Mortiracres. 1 1st
lien.) 3-.ii.fi9!) 70 V 2.247.39 72
Reul instate unencumberea lxOUU 00
Rents and Interest accrued,
pavahle January 1st, liMilt... 1LH2 m
Stocks' and Bonds, as per
schedule hied with Audit
or of State.. . . Uo02.t82 82 J
LIABILITIES. .
Liabilities to Banks, orothers,
due or not due.. f.......
TyOKses adjustel and due . .
Linr, either unmliiwted or
a.ljusted and not, due. 12JW0 8H 12012 89
Losm in Misuense. awaiunir
further proof....-.. ...;.. I I
Ail oiuer claims aKainsi ine
Co.. dividends unpaid . 32 00
MISCELLANEOUS.
The preatest amout Insured in any one risk Is $20,-
00( except I n special eases. -
1 be amount insureu tn any one 11 ty. Town or vu-
lage, depend upon its size, and liow built.
j no amount lusurea in any one oiock, aenenas as
above.
CertifiefTOopy of the Charter of the Company, as
filed heretofore.
Okorok Chask. President,
. (iiuns M. Coit, Hecretary. . '
ST ATK OF CONNECTICUT, !
j llARTKOBII COUNTY. )
January 7ih; lsiW, personally appeared George L.
(Iiuse, President, and George M, Coit, Secretary, of
the Hartford Kire Insurance Cmiany, and made
oath that the foregoing statement by them sub
scribed is a true, full and correct statement of the
affairs of said Company, and exhibits so far as can
beascertnineu at ttus date, its actual condition on
the 31st day of December, isfts.
.Belbre me, GEORGE SUMNER,
Notary PuUic.
JOHN L. CARSON, Acent,
18-4t Brownville. Nebraska.
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THE BEST FARM
IN NEMAHA COUNTY,
A TV
EIGHT MILES FROM BROWNVILLE
TWO MILES FROM SHERIDAN.
, CONTAINING ICO A CEESU
All imer cultivation." A livlnjr JTed-R Fence "all
around it. Cross hedges, throwing it in 40 acre lots,
with living stock water on each 40. Hedge two
years old this spring. A good Dwelling House con
taining seven rooms: agoodceiler.well wailed with
stone; good stone smoke-house; good barn and
stabling for eight borss ; corn cribs, etc Also a
good tenant-house -on the place, aud a rood school
house on the south-west 4.
I will sell the above Farm on reasonable terms.
For particulars enquire of James McNaughton ot
Brownville, or . .
IS-7w . R. DILLON, on the Premises.
Coal In Kcbraslta.
K.'JMuor Advertiser:--During my so
journ at Lincoln, 1 examined all of the
works on Geology, that there ia In the
State Library, in order to form an
opinion as to whether we can reason
filly hope to find coal In paying quan
tities In thi3 portion of Nebraska.
From all the Information I could
get, I am of the opinion that there Ls
coal here,' but that it is two hundred
or more feet below the level of the sur
face of ihe Missouri river.
Thegeneraldipof the rocks in north
western Missouri, in Kansas and Ne
braska, i3 to the north and west.
At Ft. Scott and other places in
southern Kansas, there is an out-crop
of coal several feet thick. This strata
finks as We come north, nnd nnnr tlio
'(r-"e3 .river there' is another vein
crops out of less thickness. I under
derstand this last vein to be Identical
with the vein at Lexington and else
where in Missouri. . ' ' -
;Tbe: State Geologist of Kansas esti
mates that this last vein is about one
hundred and forty feet below the level
of the Missouri river at Leavenworth.
. David Dale Owen, in his geological
reconnoisance of this country in 1S49,
came to the Missouri rivet at Council
Bluffs, and descended the river to its
mouth. ; He says: "The base of the
hills under this marl is gravel and
drift, the whole resting on carbonifer
ous strata." This was at Council
Bluffs.
Again : "The first locality where I
had an opportunity of inspecting the
carboniferous rock in place, on the
Missouri was at liellvue."
:t At this place the rock was ten or
twelve feet above the water, but at
Key creek or Rock Bluffs, it was one
hundred feet, and a few miles further
down the same rock was forty feet
above the watet. Showing that there
Is a wave In the strata, the summit "of
which ls at Rock Bluffe. .
. "Above Fair Sun Island," this is
evidently Sonora Island, "micaceous
sandstonesare seen at the heighth of
irom tnirty to xorty feet, with some
calcarreous iutercalatious, underlaid
by black bituminous shale, and brown
encrlnital limestone."
This Is the first place where shale is
seen, but from there down, itcropsout
in many places. Again he writes :
"The first workable bed of coal
which I encountered in my descent of
the, Missouri, was at Wellington. It
is a few feet above the level of the
river. At Lexington it is fifty feet
above the river."
At Lexington he was assured there
was another vein below the surface of
the river, which I believe to bo the
same as the Ft. Scott vein.
We all know, that at Nebraska City,
and at various places in Johnson, Paw
nee and Richardson counties, there is
a vein of coal, variously stated to be,
from twelve to twenty-two inches
thick. The question naturally arises:
Is this the same vein that crops out at
Lexington, Missouri, and in Kansas,
near the Kansas river? I think not,
and base ray belief on the. fact, that
the general dip of the rocks is to the
north and west, and as the State.Geol-
ogist of Kansas estimates that vein to
be one hundred and forty feet below
the surface of the river at Leaven
worth. I assume it to be at least two
hundred feet below the river at Brown- j
ville.
That' we are In the upper part of the
carboniferous series, I am confident.
The Magncsian limestones are above
the coal measures, and as we go north
and west, we come to this kind of
limestone, and in northern and central
Nebraska we find the chalk fomation.
I have now given "the reason for
the faith that Is in me," if any person
can thr.ow any additional light on this
subject, I, for one, will be glad to hear
trom them. .. .
There is a man at Nebraska City,
who has a patent borer. I am told
that he will bore in a nine inch hole,
M A 1 5
one tnousana ieei aeep ior nut-en
hundred dollars.
I do not think it would be necessary
to bore over five hundred feet at this
place, and if coal can be found at less
than that depth, it will not cost as
much to mine it, as it would to strip
off eight feet of earth at the surface.
W A. P.
EDUCATIONAL.
Norma l School, Feb. 25,
1809.
Editor Advertiser: There are now
in ine iNormai uiass aiouc twelve
young ladies and gentlemen who wish
to engage in teaching during the
spring and summer months. ' Some of
them already have situations in view;
others have not.
As principal of the school, I feel it
due the teachers and people to let it be
known that there are those here whom
we can confidently recommend as ev
ery way quanned to tcacn success
fully.
It Is not alone In having mastered
the branches they have studied but as
teachers, many of them having taught
classes in the school for more than a
term, and have evinced a tact and apt
ness to teach, that convinces the facul
ty beyond a doubt of their ability, not
only to impart instruction, but also to
manage a school in all its details, suc
cessfully! The Normal School niust be yet
counted as an experiment in this State,
as no student has received a regular
certificate from the school. But few
students from distant parts of the
State have been in attendance, hence
we cannot expect very much result
yet. -
I5ut the people must give these
teachers an opportunity to test their
ability; and as principal, I will do all
I can consistently to secure any dis
trict a competent teacher for the sum
mer school, if the directors will con
sult me by letter.
: I sincerely hope that there may be
evinced a proper desire to obtain
thoroughly qualified teachers, and at
the same time to give the teachers a
chance to show their ability.
'I could speak with pleasure of the
advancement and proficiency some
have made, but think it not. best to
make any distinctions, lest they may
be invidious. Several have nearly
completed Davies Bowdon, Algebra,
Geometry, Rhetoric, Astronomy, Phi
losophy and Botany, in addition to
the common English branches.
J. M. McKenzie. '
What vre may Kxpecl or Gen.
. .!! Grant. ' ".
BY CHARLES (. CAM.E.
First, Gem. Grant will bo President
in fact as well as in name. As , we
have seen, he never was a man to hes
itate about exercising any amount of
lower that might be confided to him.
In Jackson's place, he might-have
said, "I take the responsibility"; but
he would have taken it, nevertheless,
and said nothing about it. Even one
of his associates in the Gelena leather
store understood this peculiarity well
enough to give Governor Yates of 111.,
who had confessed his inability to get
at the special capacities of "this Capt.
Grant," the following good advice:
"The" way to deal with him is to ask
him no questions,, but simply order
him to duty. He will obey promptly."
The people have now summoned this
same prompt officer to be President of
the United htates, and that he will be.
If any individuals high in position or
prone to intrigue indulge the hope of
managing or improperly Influencing
Mr. Johnson's successor, it only re
mains for them, seeing how blind they
have been to tlie plainest pages of re
cent history, to take a lesson or two
in the school of experience and pay
their tuition.
Secondly, it is but a reasonable cal
culation that Gen. Grant, In. the dis
charge of the duties of the Presidency,
will win a substantial success not un
stated to his martail renown. Indeed
nine tenths of those who have risen
above the folly of confounding thegif
of popular oratory with executive tal
ent con cede already that hd has all the
main requisites for administering the
affairs of the country at this time, ex
cept, possibly, the information de
rived from long civil experience. His
generalship reveals governing ability
of tho highest order, 'circumspection
only matched by energy, ami an un
erring faculty for selecting the right
men for subordinates. As to the
possible deficiency alluded to,
and we must always bear in
mind that there is no special
training school for the Presidency,
Gen. Grant is the son of his
time, and, though he may not be
learned in the statesmanship of books,
he 'comprehends his own age. Start
ing with that political tabula ram, tlie
mind of an army officer, having real
ly voted but once before the war (for
Buchanan), and having always re
gretted that, he enjoj-ed the excel
lent privilege of having" nothing to un
learn. Tiie crisis found him without
prejudices, and he took in all its ele
ments uispasionately as comprising
the true situation with which he was
to deeil. Even that conservative bias,
of which a few good Republican sup
porters are still. absurdly suspicious,
was in his favor, for winch it has been
observed that the descent from J-outh-
ful liberalism has often been as swift
and extreme as the apostasy of a Straf
ford, the contrary tendency, as illus
trated in the live of men like Peel
and Gladstone, gives he finest fruits
of genuine progress. Hence it hap
pened, that, while anti-slavery men or
many years' standing were worrying
over the future relations of the institu
tion they had so long fought and
feared, Grant calmly foresaw and an
nounced; and, more than that, every I
stage of the extinguishing process can
now be traced in his military orders, j
in advance of the action of Congress
and of the executive. , The same re
mark may be made respecting the re
construction policy of the govern
ment ;. Its germs are all to be found in
the record of his field measures, while
toward the maturing of that policy he
gave his valued counsels and his pro
foundest sympathies. Of all the great
questions which appear to demand
settlement during the incoming ad
ministration, it may be truly said that
none are older than Gen. Grant's pub
lic life, while nlost have already
touched him. at many points in his
career, and engaged his earnest atten
tion. For the last three years iu par
ticular he has reflected upon the po
litical juncture, perhap.s with the
prescience that he would be called to
deal with it practically : he has con
ferred with the acutest statesmen of
the day, and has mingled with his
countrymen in every part of the Union.
It would not be strange, therefore, if
the whole situation bearing upon the
Presidency, comprising policies, men,
and measures, should be at this mo
ment's accurately mapped out iu his
miud as were his great campaigns be
fore he fought them in the field, and
should be followed by national results
hardly second in value. Atlantic
Monthly for March. - .
Dad for Omaha.
The Sioux City papers say that the
military headquarters of the district
are soon to be removed from Omaha to
that place. The principle reason for
this movement is the heavy losses
which the Government.has heretofore
sustained by the sinking of steamers
laden with government stores between
St. Louis and Sioux City, while from
that point up the losses have been
comparatively very small. Under the
new arrangement it is the intention of
the Government to ship supplies by
rail to Sioux City, and from there
transport them to their destination on
the steamers of the Northwestern
Transportation Company. The Gov
ernment has determined to abandon
tlie policy of letting tlie transportation
of goods by river to the lowest bidder,
but will give tho jobs to the best boats
and most responsible parties, and will
avoid as far as possible, the most dan
gerous portions of the river. Last year
the value of Government goods lo.st by
the destruction of steamers south of
that point was upwards of two mil
lions of dollars. Alove there the los
ses were, insignificant. This is not
only the fact in regard to last vear,
but of many previous years. These
ruinous losses the Government pro
noses to avoid, and will avoid, hv ma
king Sioux City military headouar-
ters and the point for the shipment of
goods to the military posts and Indian
agencies on the upper Missouri. .
Subscribe for the Advertiser.
NO. 21.
UEBBASSA TKUM HALLWAY.
North MTsorsi Railwat Co.,
ClIIfcK I'.N'IINFEK UHCK,
St. Loci. Feb. 2i', l-O
Hon. G. B. CrnfT, President Trunk Railroad
Company, Nebraska, -
Dear Sir: A short time since I
addressed you a letter on the impor
tance of the early construction of vour
road along the right bank of the Mis
souri river, between the Kansas State
line and Omaha, and its extention
above to Sioux City, which before long,
will go onto the rich mines of Mon
tana, connection with the subject of the
importance of a direct route to the sea,
on the shortest line, through Kansas,
the Indian Teritory and Texas, reach
ing the Gulf of Mexico at Galveston,
following nearly the line of the lSih
parallel of longitude. This great inte
rial line of railroad will be not less
than 1,500 miles west of New York by
the shortest rail line, while it will
reach the sea at Galveston, distant
from Omaha not to exceed IKK) miles,
an advantage of more than the entire
distance to Chicago by over 100 miles.
From Galveston you can supply the
productions of Nebraska to the people
on the shores of the Caribbean sea,
and the coffee and sugar country south,
at a less price than New York can,
because she .will have a larger and
more dangerous sea transportation
than 'ships from the north shore of
the Gulf of Mexico, while you will get
the tropical fruits and other produc
tions -without paying tribute to the
Iowa State roads, the City of Chicago,
and great mart of New York. Your
productions too, will find a good mar
ket in our own cotton and sugar grow
ing region; At Houston in Texas,
four railroads now diverge and two
more I believe, in progress, giving
outlet along the Gulf cast and west.
On the S5th and 32d parallel your
country will find an outlet both at the
head and foot of the Gulf of California
to the Pacific, on roads sure to le soon
made because, first they will pas
through a good country all the way,
and therefore one that will sustain a
road by local trade ; and second, be
cause neither will run above the snow
line and can be used the whole twelve
months for traffic from ocean to ocean.
All these great roads will be cut by
branches, giving you an outlet for
trade not dreamed of by those who
have not reflected properly on the
subject a mine of wealth to your
beautiful State not to be Jost.
To show you that this picture is not
overdrawn, and that you have no time
to loose in the construction of the
Trunk, I will quote from an article
coming from Fort Smith, Ark., fore
shadowing the speedy completion of
this north and south rail communi
cation. The writer says:
"The Lawrence and Galveston rail
road is being pushed northward from
Bryant iu the direction of Preston and
Sherman, on Red river, and southward
in the direction of Fort Gibson, until
it reaches the great Indian nations,
both on the north and south side; .but
no provision or treaty has yet been
made to construct it through the
Indian country. The incorporating
by Congress of a Central Indian Rail
road Company for the purpose of organ
ization to build this road through the
nations is a move in the right direction,
though it is not believed here that all
the nations interested will be willing
to let their funds in the hands of the
Government be appropriated towards
this desirable purpose. The Choctaws,
and most likely the Chickasaws, if it
should pass through a cornor of their
land, would prefer to give land. The
railroad from Sedalia by Springfield
and Neosho will, of course, beextended,
as y ou r G o ve r no r re m a rks an d s u gges t s
to the Lawrence and Galveston Road.
For the interest of St. Louis this road
should run down tlie valley
of the Grand river to the Arkansas,
and down tlie Arkansas untill it reach
es the mouth of the Canadian below
Webber's Falls, and thence down the
Arkansas on the north side and cross
it at Fort Smith, or cross at the mouth
of the Canadian and thence to Fort
Smith, on the South side of the Arkan
sas, it win ie seenuiat mis is almost
in a right line with Galveston. Thence
from here to Preston, the great Pacific
Railroad and the Lawrence and- Gal
veston Railroad would, for a distance
of two hundred miles be one and the
same.
Again. The Icavenworth Commer
cial nearer home, mentions that.
"Stretching away to the Ilocky
Mountains is the Union Pacific Rail
way, Eastern Division, and its branch
es diverging in dilfreent directions, the
Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galves
ton road, Oskaloosa and Topeka, and
the Leavenworth and Atchison road,
the former of which as our readers
know, is already completed, and the
remainder fixed realities only awating
time for. their rapid completion. In
addition to these roads, connection is
afforded with St. Louis by the Missou
ri Pacific, the North Missouri, Hanni
ble and St. Joseph and Platte Valley,
and in a very few weeks by the wes
Branch of the North Missouri road."
But your patience will tire in draw
lug this beautiful picture in your
mind, and I will stop, with the re
mark, that if your State looses the
construction of the trunk road at an
early date, she will lose a brilliant
jewel in her crown, difficult to replace.
All sectional predjudice should be
shut out from the minds of your hon
orable law givers on this important
subject, and aid should be extended
to foster such an enterprise as a State
measure, to guard against paying trib
ute to those to whom tribute is not due.
I am sir your ob't serv't
J. B. Moulton.
Commltties of Investigation.
We learn from undoubted authority
(a member of the legislature) that the
reporU and accounts of the commis
sioners appointed to select the State
lands, and also of the commissioners
to superintend the erection of the Cap
itol came in so near the close of ses
sion that the legislature had no time
to investigate them projerly, and
therefore appointed committies to in
vestigate the reports, and accounts of
each set of commissioners, with pow
er td send for persons and papers, and
to conduct their investigations during
the legislative vacation.
The committee to investigate the
acts of tho land commisioners is com-
Sosed of the following gentlemen :
enators Frost and Chapin, Represen
tatives Loveland, Church and Talbot
Omaha Ecpublican.
A novel method has been suggested
by Mr. Matthews, a member of the
Tennessee legislature, to cut East Ten
nessee off from West Tennessee, and
erect it into a new nnd thoroughly
loyal State. He has introduced into
the legislature a resolution to code it
to the United States as territory, -..-ith
a view to its ultimate admission into
the Union as a State. The resolution
contemplates a submission of tlie prop
osition to the voters of East Tennes
see. It is a novel idea. Omaha ll:-jniblican
opted Ly 1 1; I i r -1 . -I
:n:rt
Thof i .'r
tie r.3 were I -r: :;t, 1 m . :r ' Y .. ' -nr.ry
2.:th, ttl.en,--1 1: :.; ::. tC!
in Nc' rr. .';a CI!;', ly n -. ,: 'i
pvinu-d at tr. l-.'--:.i.-j r f i .. '
List, and were u;s '!y ! ::
Wke::eas, On Lord's I:y, 1
ary 14, IzZO, lb 5 1. : e r.f wt r ' : w .
thi3. First Lar ll-t Church, cf N.
ka City, was" tr.'.ien po-c-.-I'-n c 1
two persons, vho refund t ) c; . U ti
the demand of th? pi-tor, th g.'i rt,
three of the tru m l t ther v:. -rubers
cf the church and eon.rrrr;-;!;ont
warning them not to attcm; t .nn en
trance it their peril, and dcclir.i;;
also to open it at the common I cf aa
officer of the pence ; and
Whereas, Our cll'rts to prc:;:r2
admission for the p.Mor and tin con
gregation were loiletj dirir tho
whole of the Sabbath, until afUr tha
hour appointed for evening service,
by the impossibility of procuring from
tho Probate Judge of the county a Kris
of warrant for tlie opening of tha
hou- e and the arrest of the oHl-nder,
simply because it was the Sabtaih.
day, . thin preventing an unrr-'iaily
large congregation from crscr. '.-in?
their right to peaceably a-'? r;:l!e for
worship, and the Sunday School con
nected with thechurch Irom tlie r: :ht
of assembling for instruction, in which
rights we are assured protection, both
by the Constitution of the United
States, and the constitution of tha
State of Nebraska; and
Whereas, We have failed to c!
tain redress before tlie lav.', the rn-j
having ieen dismissed, and the oll'-n-der3
discharged from custody wit!. out
one 'word of rebuke or nJiiicr,i.l;u ;
therefore,,
licsolrrd. That the original cillns?
sinks into absolute insignificance be
fore the appall ng fact which it h as de
veloped, that It is possible for any per
son, on any Sabbath day, to take and
maintain possession of cny housa cf
worship, belonging to any worship
ping congregation of any faith, aai
that there exists no legal power or
right to open a house of worship so
held upon the Sut,bath tkiy, and admit
tho congregation to the enjoyment of
their privileges, unless by infracting
the peace and exposing themselves la
pains and penalties, by taking law in
to their own hands; a course which
we as christains and law abiding citi
zens da not propose to do, nor counsel
others to do.
Ecsolved, Thnt we ask cf every wor
shipping congregation, as such, every
christian man and woman, every law
loving and law abiding citizen, and
every friend and lover of liberty to
unite with us in so setting forth tho
danger to which the liberty of womhip
is exposed under our laws as they
now exist, that such a healthy condi
tion of public ttcnflnmt shall be crea
ted as shall assure to every eongrcgs
tion absolute protection iu their reli
gious rights and privileges.
Iicsolvctl, That, as early a period &3
practicable, wo ask of the Legislature
the enactment of a law that will pro
vide : . -
First. That any ciffl dTicer em-
Eowcred to isue writs of arrest, shall
3 authorized, in any case of any at
tempt to abridge the right cf any con
gregation to ixraccably aemble for
worship, by taking possesion cf their
usual place of worship cr otherwise,
that he may issue any nccwary writ "
to open such place of worship and ar
rest such ol!l-uder, upon tlie Sabbath,
as well as upon any other day of tho
week.
Second. To empower ariy peace of
ficer, qualified to nmke arrests, upon
written request of not less than five
members of a church or congregation,
whose house of worship lias been o
unlawfully taken poes-Jon of and
closed, to open such house and arrest
the otfendcrs upon the' Sabbath day
without a writ.
Third. To make the taking posses
sion of an place of worship a speeijla
offense, providing such penalties for it
as a heinous crime, as shall make its
perpetrator infamous; and to throw
around all places of religious worship
such guards aud protections as shall
give the absolute security promised in
the constitution.
m Itrxolvnl, Thai we respectfully adc
o'f all conductors of newspapers hi tho
State to publish the foregoing pream
ble and resolutions, and. that they Ikj
spread Upon the records of this church.
Done by order of the First Baptist
Church, at a special meeting hel l oa
Saturday, February 3)th, lSf).
W. B. BiNturAM, Moderator.
T. C. Fikldino, Clmrch Clerk.
.
The following description cf the
Shoshone falls we copy from a western
paper i
The Shoshone" falis are situated
about seven miles from Dcert stttion,
on the stage road from Salt Lake City
to Boise City. Th river for many
miles, both nlove and below, posse
through a volcanic valley. It h.as cut
a perpendicular, canon through the
layers of Java to the depth of about
1,000 feet. Tho canon ii generally
about half a mile wide. At the point
where the falls arc located, it is nearly
a mile wide. Viewed from below it
appears circular, like a vast am p! thea
tre, with the falls in the center. The
different layers of lava resemble seats
In tiers ramred one above another to a
height of 7X) feet above the head of
the fails. In the narrowest part the
water is 200 ot 300 yards wide. About
4K) yards above the main falls nre five
islands, at nearly equal interval acros
the river, dividing the stream into six
parts. As the water passes between
tlie islands it is precipitated 2 or 30
feet. Below the island the water
unites and passes in an unbroken sheet
over the great fall ; the descent is near
2i0 feet. The semi-circle at the heat!
of the falls is apparently perfect, and
the leap as clear as that of Niagnr,
Enormous clouds of mist and spray
arise, variegated with rainbows.. At
the foot are rushing showers of spray,
from under which the water, beaten
into foam, dashes furiously away. Oc
casionally can be seen, through the
flying mists, the immense sheet of wa
ter standing out in bold relief from the
rocks, showing that with proper ap
pliances it is practicable to go behind,
as at Niagara. A few hundred yards
further down, the water swings slow
ly around in a hutre whirlpool, ami
then disappears in the black canon be
low The delicate prismatic coidrs of
the rainbow and the graceful evanee
ent forms of the mist contrast strange
ly with the iron-black surface, hard
outlines, and awful forms of the over
hanging basalt. The sound cf the
rushing waters resembles that of an
orchestra, the small falls giving tha
high notes and the great falis the bass,
producing a combination not possible
to obtain from a single cataract. At
Rock creek station, 20 miles distant,
it can be heard distinctly not contin
uously, but at intervals, like the surf.
When the notes strike in unison they
can be heard at a gre;t distance. In
the winter this mist rises like the
smoke from a volcanoe. A few dimin
utive pines grow among the rocky de
clivities of tlie canon. The plain pro
duces only sage brush. The hostility
of the Indians renders a visit
to this interesting region somewhat
hazardous, unless with a party of six
or eight men, well armed and on tha
alert.
Gen. Grant, in declining to ride with
President Johnson during the inaugu
ration cercnioiii'.'s, is following tlie ex
aniolo of John Quinoy Adams, who
deylined to ride with his successor,
Andrew Jackson, on account of the
Miss Eaton scandal. Jackson rode to
tte Capitol alone.
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