J. S. CHURCH, Editor. Til UllSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1S00. The-U. 8. Land Office has been lately opened at Grand Island This Is in nrsuance with the arrangements jnadeSrear one year since. :, From the Chieftain, we learn that the Commissioners of Johnson county half section of WW a v - fc- v - - School land for a County Poor Farm Bishop Clarkson has ordained .three antce Indians, in the northwest cor- to the Ministry of ine Episcopal Church. . The citizens of Nebraska City gave n banquet reception to the Hon. S. F. Nuckels. Congressman elect from "Wyoming Territory, on last Tuesday evening as he passed through that city on his way to Washington. ,; "We see by the Press that the order Tor epecinl election iu Otoe county to to- mi aid to the Nebraska City, Soathwcstern Rairoad Company and the Trunk Company have been rc cinded. They have dobtles given up. building "this back door fence," and ""have more than half accomplished bo nldort for which the election was ordered." Tht "ftnilrn.ifi from St. Joseph to Savanah, in Missouri, has been lately extended nn to Marysville, in JSotla way county. The people of Nodaway county: voted yesterday on the propo sition of subscribing on the part of the couniy me sum oi v-vv-w - M.&.F. Railroad. We are not np- ' praised of the result, but presume from what we have heard that it was .favorable. The Baptist Church at Highland will be dedicated on Christmas after noon. The Mt. Zoin Baptist Church, near the Bev. Ira Moor's three, miles west of Brownville, will be dedicated on' Christmas night, and the First Baptist Church in Brownville will be dedicated on Sunday the 2Gth inst. The. Bev. Dr. G. J. Johnson, of St. Louis, will preach the dedicatory ser mon at each of these places at the times specified. The Church extend a cordial Invitation to all who cau at tend these services. -'. - . Otoe county votes on the 4th of January, 1870, on four propositions, let : To issue S5.000 ten year ten per refit, cupon bonds for bridge purposes. 2d. To issue $150,000 twenty year eight per cent, cupon bonds to aid in building the Southwestern Railroad 3d. To issue $150,000 twenty year eight per cent, cupon bonds to aid in building the St. Louis and Nebraska Trunk Railroad. 4th. To authorize the County Commissioners to levy a tax of one per cent, annually to pay the nrincinal and interest of these bonds at maturity. m 1 The elections in Texas and Missis fiirrI have resulted in favor of the Republican tickets. Their legislatures beiug largely Republican, will with out doobt, ratify the loth Amend ment. renderins it less necessary for an extra session in Nebraska for this iiiirnosr Reconstruction throughout the entire South will be completed early in the year 1870, when the Union l r - will acain float on entire in all its parts, let's hope never to be again dis turted by any "onpleasantncss" from .the most obscure quarter. The great bone of contention, "for or against universal freedom" has been destroy ed, and with it we hope may be buried the bad passions it engendered. The nation is soon to be united under the ablest administration the country has ever enjoyed. We have bright '"i '- peace. If the vote in Brownville precinct hall authorise the issuing of $100,000 worth of bonds, they are to be handed over to the B. Ft. K. & P. R. R. Com pany, without conditions. The com pany is not yet organized, nor will-it be until these bonds are issued. We are assured, however, that its officers will be competent men; and we shall ' - . i i. i r l xr . 1 . 't l aSK uiav sucu supinations Mian vc made on the part of the county as shall secure the faithful expenditure of this money by the company, in grading a line straight through the precinct, running west from Brown ville. There . is but little doubt but that the road from Quincy, in Illinois, to Brownville, will, during next sum mer, be put under contract, so far as grading is concerned. Let us, then, at the tame time, grade as much as Is possible west of this point. If Douglas and Washington pre cincts will come forward with $40,000 for the first, and $00,000 for the sec ond, a good road bed can be made through the county next summer. In the following spring It can be bridged, tied and ironed, by which time the road to Brownville from Quincy will be in operation. r We say this can be done ; but will i? .'. The' answer to this depends en tirely upon the -earnestness and una nimity with which our people go to Work. Towns where such work is now going on, are prospering beyond all precident. Plattsmouth and Ne braska City, were never so vigorously growing as now, and neither have as j'ct any better rail road facilities than fermedy. The work is only progress ion.' The farmers, the mechanics, and the laborers, air feel the good nVcts,r suiting from the work on roads running from those two towns ; Mid feel it now ; are more prosperous now than, one year ago; are more ready now than tha, to vote aid to other, roads running rveax them, be cause more firmly con vi need that it pays." ' We are more firmly convinced now than ever, that Nemaha county bxs lost one entire year. Shall ve add yet another? As time weare on, we will more clearly determine what we may expect. E.YCJy day, week, and month, that passes without deter mined action, throws the chances against us. Let the pood work begin now, and movo rapidly on to comple- 'on, " Wc havc"rcad"iliepropoition sub mitted by the City of Brownville to its voters for adoption or rejection, very carefully. Striped of its verbiage it is simply this.: Shall the city of Brownville issue '$50,000 In bonds to build a railroad from opposite Brown ville, on the bank of the Missouri river, to the St. Jo. & C. B. Railroad? If so, then the city is to appoint three trustees, conferring upon them the usual power of railroad directors, to take the bonds, negotiate them, re ceive the proceeds, and build the road. The Quincy company, is called upon to -conssent to this by the first day of March. If they don't, then-some other company on. (the .face . of, the globe Is' called upto consentto it, with out date. If none does, then the three men get no bonds, and build ho road. This muddle may suit the Democrat, but we coufess that it don't us. We believe in the Q. M. and P. Company ; believe thej' will do, if not actually repulsed and driven off the field by our stupidity, just what they say they will do. We' think- a large majority of the property . holders of this town are of the same opinion. We prefercd to generously offer that company a proposition which they would undoubtedly accept. , Instead of tliis we arc making a proposition around which clusters in the mind of every exact business man, innumera ble obstacles. The one great difficulty i our management of public affairs, is that they are controled t much by men who have demonstrated but little talent in managing theirown affairs The clear headed, closely exact, solid men of the city, are too much engaged in personal matters to give public affairs that attention which their importance demands; and so they are left to those who have little else to do, and consequently are bung lingly done. Our sympathies are strongly enlisted in favor of the ac compKshmentof the object sought to be obtained by the proposition sub mitted, and shall vote for it now, hoping that what we desire may be brought about, and that the alterna tive which the proposition hold3 out may be avoided. . The proposition submitted to the voters of Brownville precint by the County Commissioners, Is published this week for the benefit of our read ers, it occupies in ourpaper out nttie more than half the space devoted to it by the Democrat. This is the case in nearly an tne matter to ne iouna In the two papers. We publish no issue of ourpaper but what contains more reading matter than the Demo crat of the same week, and nearly twice the amount of advertising mat ter. m ' Band Festival: Some enterprising ladies of this plarc have taken it In hand to get up a festival or entertainment for the Brownville Coruot Band, to be held in McPherson Hall on the evening of December 23rd. This is a laudiblei undertaking, and highly creditable (6 those who have it in charge. . A rous ing benefit is due the "Band Boys," too, who have spent much time and money in bringing themselves to the standard of perfection at which they have arrived. No occasion presents itself, where the services of the Band are needed, and would add to the in terest and pleasure, but what they are on hand, "pay or no pay." They have the reputation, and justly, too, of being the best band in jho State; and as they have so often "made music" for the good people of Brown ville, it, is to be hoped that on the occasion mentioned the citizens of the place will be on hand, and with their characteristic liberality, give them such a benefit as will prove "creditable and just" to all. both Band and peo ple. The Band is now composed of the following worthy and permanent residents of the town : Smith, Welch, Shellenberger, Hart, McNaughton, Hacker, Bryant, McFall, Colhapp, Henderson and Shirtz. W. A special election in . Dodge coun ty, held to authorize the county of Dodge to issue its Bonds to aid the Fremont, Elkhorn Valley & Missouri Valley Railroad resulted favorably, the majority being 312 votes. The U. P. Railroad runs through the county of Dodge, and the advantages thus derived by the farmers of that county have induced them to issue bonds to aid in building another road through the county. If the farmers of this county could realize now what they will know to be facts on the comple tion of the B., Ft. Kearney & P. Rail roaa, we wouia meet witn jess oppo sition in voting aid to railroads than we now have. Railroads quicken men s actions and manners : make them more liberal and enterprising. Slower aud heavier means of inter communication make us sluggish, hide-bound and strangely conserva tive of old ways, customs and habits. Of this fact we have daily painful ev idence, more forcibly apparent when there is any public improvements contemplated. Let us lift ourselves out of these intolerable ruts, and if needs be, put down the stamps which will send the iron horse through the county. . We print tbis week the President's Message in full. This paper will be read all over the globe with deep in terest. It appeared in all the morning papers in Europe on tne . morning after it was delivered in Congress, and has been commented on In very favor able terms. It treats the Alabama, tbe Cuban the financial and the re-" construction questions in a spirit in harmony with tha great republican party, and in the true interests of the CJovernmeut. The President draws by his every act more closely around him the great republic heart of the nation, convincing the most reluctant that no mistake was made in the nomination, election, and inaugura tion of Gen. Grant as president of this great Union. Read the message and be convinced that the country is safe, and that our national honor is in the safest of bands. Capt. John IL Brown has been ap pointed rostnis(.er at Fairbury, Jef ferson county. TO CHILD UEX. j , XO. FOUR. As we look at the half-grown boys tiiat daily throng the sfreetabf Browh: villo without any visible means of employment, ' uneducated in any of the arts, trades or sciences, we wonder if they have any ambition ever to fill stations of usefulness when they be come fully grown up. It would be useless to write an encouraging and cheering word in hopes of arrousing them from the terrible wastefulness of time and opportunities, for they never read. They go -on ' to manhood with no thought of the future. ' The highth , of tbeir ambition is to loll around tlie street corners in hopes of getting up a dog fightor finding some scene of excitement or brutality.. They greedily feed upon these, and after wards you may see them with both hands in their pockets, heads up, eye balls rolling, and with jaws munching the quid as they relate the mornings observation to their comrades older and vountrer at the saloon door. If v , the city has been undisturbed through the day, one can readily detect it by the lazy,' listless manner in which they Stroll about. They can tell you to a fraction who has been arrested and for what, who got drunk during the day and where, who got whipped and by whom, who gambled and how much they lost. . Their facta and fig ures in this department are undenia bly correct. But what of the future? Are thev better and wiser for what they have learned: during the; day. What calling in life are they better prepared to fill. Will such knowl edge daily gained for years make them better lawyers, doctors, preachers, mechanics, tradesmen or. farmers? No boy, if he thinks at all about the future, but what wishes to become an influential man a man of property and standing in community. Bdys thus trained are not fitting themselves for any such, positions. What then are they training themselves to be? Nothing but drudges servants, back woodsmen, men who live in back alleys, on poor streets, among poverty, filth and vermin. Now, there is noth ing desirable in such a life, and not one of the boys of this county everin-J tend to live in that way ; and What is more, the' all know they will not. We ask then, why travel that road? Why be found in the company of those who are fitting themselves for just such a life, and no other? Unless you get out of the streets and into the school house, work-shop or some use ful amployment, now or soon, you will Just as surely become a vagabond, an outcast, or a poor, worthless man, and remain such all your life, as that the world exists; and the great uncon trolable reason why, will be, because you are not prepared tor anyiuiug useful. The -closing exercises of the State Normal School for the fall term came off last week at the Normal Building in Peru. We accepted Prof.'.McKen- zie's invitation so far asito attend on Wednesday. The afternoon was spent in singing by the school, in reading essays and selected pieces, in recitations and declamations by the Seminary Department. We were agreeably impressed with the great improvement in this department over what has often been our misfortune to suffer and bear with elsewhere in ex ercises of this character. The selec ted pieces and dialogues were note worthy for their patriotism, noble sen timent, sparkling humor and literary value. All sickly, sentimentalism and maudling love entertainments, so disgustingly odious and out of place in the training and education of chil dren were placed under the ban at the commencement of thejOrmal year.; and as a consequence, the public were not nauseated with such misapplied tallent and doubtful accomplishments at the close. We are under, deep ob ligations to the Board of Education and to the faculty for this reform, and hope our lesser schools will note this fact and make haste in elevating the standard of the moral, intellectual and physical forces under their su pervision and control for the coming school year. We took full notes of the manner, character and nddress of each scholar, and shall be glad in the future to make comparisons and note the improvements each will then have made. By these we form our estimate of the future coreerofthe student, the business roan and the statesman in advance of his attainment and repu tation in these several stations in life. Our greatest pleasure is derived in chronicling the onward and upward progress of those who have the nerve and the good judgement to improve the mind, to expand the soul, to in crease one's capacity for intellectual, moral and physical power, and in ex ercising it for the good of humanity ; to alleviate its sufferings and to sooth its sorrows. Our greatest pain is the knowledge that a large share jTvj of the young men. whose talent, ability and fortune, impelling them to a career of usefulness, . are catering to their bad passions and wasting their young days In the excitements of the wine cup and the gambling saloons, rather than in the halls of learning. But such is life. The Advcriticr, by reason of its large circulation and fresh reading matter, has become one of the best adverti sing mediums In Southern Nebraska. We insert no advertitneuts tutherein for wliich we do not receive the cash at our advertising rates. It contains no dead advertising matter. Our space is engaged weeks in advance, and the moment the time expires the matter is placed upon the distributing galley. We have not issued a paper for a year past that we did not leave out from one to three columns of advertising matter for which we had no room. And were it not for the extra expense in press, column rules, chases, tc, we would have increased our paper in size long since for the accommodation of advertisers. We are not in the habit of parading our success in the columns of our paper, and seldom re fer to the ftiugs which jealousy pens for the columns other journals. , Tlie Concert. . The Dye Brothers and Mr. and Mrs. Bennett held their musical entertain ment at .the first Baptist Church In this city on last Monday evening. The audience was large, and was-com-posed almost solely of our lovers of good music ; such an audience as could appreciate just such an. entertainment, and intelligently critisije thejm?s'cal ability "of the performers. The piedes selected for the evenVng ranged from the impressively solemto-trrsnudi-crous and witty; from the 6oftest6f passions 't? -the most rifurlited add frehzied; 'from the .'intellectuar and noble to the simple and unsophistica- ted; The varied characters were'well represented, by first . class tallent. The delight and sympathy; of the au dience was frequently shown by im mense cheering. Our joy is the great er, as this musical troup is Composed entirely of home talent. They, have held concerts in various t town in Southern Nebraska, where they have established a reputation'which places them among first class performers, and secured from the press flattering men tion. ' They met with very substantia encouragement on last Monday night ! The Masonic and. Chapter Festiva will be held at the lodge room in Brownville on the 27th inst. at which time the officers of .'both societies' wil be installed. Brethren of . the order, l it sir i i a i wneiner aninatea nere or not, and their wives and: families, are invited Those without such amiable company can bring their intendeds or those they would like should become such iL A 11. JP a 1 mat me iraiernny may nave an eye to the future. Preparations have been made for the accommodation of al who may be present. : ve received this week from the seed agency Vienna, Warren county New Jersey, a sack of the finest and freshest chestnuts we ever saw always excepting those we ourselves used to gather on the chestnut ridges in Penh sylvania. They are as fresh as if just dropped from theburr. See their ad vertisement iu another column. r. . . " For tho Advertiser. ebraskn State Xormal School : Mr. Editor: In the absence of an examining . committee . a few notes from a visitor In regard to the closing exercises of the State Normal School may oe oi interest to your many readers. , . . . , The exhibition of the Model School or Primary Department, in charge of Miss Anna Swan, came Off on Friday evening last, and though participated in by small children only, was highly interesting. Some of the declama tions, recitations ' and essays would have done credit to much older heads The pupils in this department have made marked proficiency during the past term. . 1 -' The examination of .the several classes commenced on Monday, and continued till Wednesday uoon. and were in a hih deirree satisfactorv. ine stuaents, witn scarcely an excep tion, acquitted themselves ncbly. J have attended nearly all the examin ations of this institution, from its open ing, ana nave never failed to be Im pressed with- the fact that its high reputation lor thoroughness and per feet order was well earned ; and vet it is out just to tne students in attend ance the past term, as well as to the faculty, to say that the examination which has just closed excelled all that have preceeded. I think I never knew any class of students who ex hibited more perfect knowledge of the studies they had been pursuinsr. Especial praise is due to the Geom etry and riiysiology classes, under Prof. Martin ; the Geology, Chemis tiy and Latin classes,- under Prof. McKenzie, and the Drawing, class, in charge or iiiss Aicott. On Monday evening an interesting address on "Man," was delivered to a large and appreciative audience, by Rev. G. A. Iteeder, of Ohio. On "Wednesday afternoon the exhi bition of the Seminary Department took place in presence of a crowded house, but owing to the fact that most of the older and more advanced stu dents belong to the Normal Depart ment, which has its exhibition at the close of next term, this entertainment was hardly equal to some which have preceded : yet the close observer could not fail to detect evidences of thor ough drill upon the part of teachers. and marked ability upon the part of students. All things considered, the State of rs eDrasKa nas reason to be proud of her Normal School. The material aid she has given it could not have been more worthily bestowed, and In no other way could she have emplowed the same amount of money and ensured an equal return of blessings upon her sons and daughters. But it must not be forgotten that the very, prosperity of the institution calls for increased aid. Already the school has outgrown the building so much so that the coming terra all the rooms in the building will be occu pied by young, ladies, and the gentle men will be forced to seek such accommodations as they cau find in the village ; and long before the next legislature shall convene, . there will be a most urgent demand for another and more commodious building, and we can but hope that the demand will be met in the spirit of an enlightened noeraiity. Pv ' rA VISITQR From the R;do Register Death by Poison A Tfaralnff to loan? Jlen. Dr. Patterson, of this city, reports a case of poisenmg by whiskey. The unfortunate subject was a young man barply of age, named, Riley, but who Jin's been laboring on a farm near this place. On Sunday evening last, four boys. including young Riley, obtained two quarts of whiskey, and in. ungodly sports ituey was inaucen to annk a greater part of the distilled damna tion. His comrades had the satisfaction of seeing him gloriously "tight" in a very . short , time, and as he did not recover, even late in. the evening, he was carried home. The facts were that he wa3 merely drunken, but his youthful strength was the victim of a comatose state, occasioned by alcohol icpoiseniug. After eighteen hours had passed. and no signs of rallying were yet evi dent, the Doctor was summoned, but alas! too late for human aid. Life was almost extinct when the Doctor arrived. In Heaven's name, let the young of this place profit from a knowledge of the end of poor, misguided, unfor tunate Riley, Try to abstain from the poisonous cup; not irom tne iear or an early death; but fearing rather the mental and sj Iritual death, which will inevitably overtake those who yield to those aiormnable excesses. Let the boys remember that Sabbath- breaker will be punished. ; TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. From Dispatches f December lllfc. , A letter from Home asserts that a majority of the French and German Bishop will op pose the dogma of Papal infablllty. ," - . The Governor of 'California has In hJ mre tane to tho Legislature favor the femoral of all barriers from Chinese testimony, not only as an act of Justice, but as sound policy. Gen. Rosecrans is tbegaestofthe Union League in New York. .' Father Hyacinth, delivered an address in New York on Thursday night. It is said that the Legislature of Ohio will promptly ratify the XVth amendment. From Dispatches of December 12th Advloc from London my tlmt Mr, BurlIn-4 came has just received information assurin? khim that the Chinese 'treaty, lately eonclutl- ed between the (iovernment or tfie t-mperor, and fhat of the United States, hos beearati. fled In China,. Mr. McLevy Brown, Secretary of the American Embassy, is on his to Wash tr from feklri yiiv California, currying tho attested copies of the treaty ,and other docu ments to President Grant.'. t, The' English Parliament will convene on the 8th of February. : ' ', " ' ' . Fears are entertained' of the"breaklng ont of a rebellion in various! parts of Portugal. The authorities are active. . , : ... .; :, The Leaven worth Board of Trade wants the ?2')0,000 bonds of the Kansas Pacific Itallroad, owned bv Leavenworth County, transferred to James F Joy, to secure the construction of a bridge over the Kansas Iliver at Lawrence, Father Hyacinthe has sailed Xor Europe. He will return a sain and make an eteuded tour of the country, : 1 ' There seems no doubt of the admission of t Virginia at an early,day.-: ' ;' ' The steadier, W. It. Arthur, suni yesterday 120 miles below St. Louis, and is a total loss. She had 310 head on , board. Boat, valued at 875,000. ; ' ' Lntest. advices report Davis over 9,000 aliead for Governor of Texas, i . ; From Dispatches of December 14th. The prospects that the Duke of Genoa will be culled to the Spanish, Throne are growing better ' ' ' Victor Hugo, and LOuis Blnnc have written warm eulogies on Mr. Peabody. ' i The leading planters of Cuba have Issued a pamphlet proposing to organize a society for promoting the importation of negroes from Africa, after the abolition of slavery on tlie Island.. , N Gold in New York, 12 - . A large party of Massachusetts people are in St. Louis, bound for the town of Jerome, on tho Houthwest Pacific Railroad, to ascer the eligibility of that place for manufactur purposes. Jfsultablo they propose to erect paper and woolen mills and invest a large amount of capital. ' Heh Loan Is said to have the best chance for Third Auditorship. Orr Sunday a man named Trumbull com mitted suicide at Muscatine, Iowa, by takibg lnudnum and then walked iuto the Mississ ippi.' ;' Advices from Georgia represent the Demo crats as stoutly apposed to re-seating the ex pelled colored memljers of the Legislatuer, and anxious to defeat theXV'th amendment. It Is thought Arch-Bishops McClosky and Spanldingof this country, will be honored with Cardenal's hats before they return from Rome. . . ; xj Itic N?. A prominent Democaatlc lawyer, and pol Iclan, of Philadelphia, hasabpcouded with ooo sent htm by parties in Europe for in- veinraeni; TiiB vote of California at the Judicial elec tion in October was 67,07089,000 less tnan at the election in September. ' New York Democratic members of Congress say that the Legislature of their State will make no attempt to revoke the ratification JtVth amendment. , The Senate Judiciary Commltteehns agreed upon a bill for the reconstruction of Georgia, It nrovirtp for thp ri.nswmlilln(r nf tha T r- islature, the exclusion of members ineligebTe unoer tne rourieentn Amendment, and re- seating me neretotore expelled colored mem bers. The Legislature is to be provisions unm me namwston or ."senators and Iiepre sentatives into Congress. The most impor tant bills introduced in the House were: An act granting universal amnesty, and two bills by Gen. Butler one tor the admission of Georgia into the JJnlon, and the other an act providing that a live per cent, tax shall be deducted from the interest on Government bonds or In other words that that the income derived from U. S. lknda by the holders thereof, shall be subject to a tax equally with Income from other sources. V Railroad Subscriptions. The vote In the townships of Fabius and Center, in Knox county, Missouri, on Tuesday last resulted in favor of sub scription to the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific railroad by an overwhelming majority. Fabius gives $00,000 and Center $.50,000, which will be suffi cient to grade and bridge through those towns. One-third of the amount is to be delivered In bonds when the line is surveyed and another third When the .contract, ia .'; let, V. which amounts can be made available before any work is done. "We are informed that the company are meetinjr with gratifying success in securing tempo rary loans upon tne credit of our citv subscription for the purpose of build ing the road from West Quincj' to the Fabius river, audit is'nroluible that the amount needed will be obtained in a lew, nays, ine business men, capitalists and property holders of the city are largely interested in the suc cess of this road, as its construction is of incalculable importance to both property and business, and as the com pany only ask for the loan of a suffi cient amount to commence operations and thus secure immence advantages from the people of Missouri, the money should be freely eriven. When the requisite sum is secured the line will be located, the contract let and work commenced immediately in the bottom. Quincy Herald. We publish to-dav another letter from J. K. I3ear, the Brownville Ex press robber. Upon first reading the etter in the Advertiser we concluded t to be a hoax, gotten up bv some person in the vicinity of Brownville tne letter was a drov letter in the Brownville office)-to see how great a sensation they could raise. We saw, yesterday, the manuscript letter in the possession of Mr. Wm. Quick, Division Superintendent of the U. S. Ex. Co., and he informed us there was not a shadow of doubt in regard to the letter having been writen by Bear. Where did the letter come from ? Where is Bear? Plattsmouth Herald. Wyominp;, our young Western sis ter, is the hrst to accord suflrage to woman I JVH lemaies above tne age of eighteen, are henceforth to vote in that Territory provided, always, that Gov. Campbell approves the bill which the Legislature has just passed. E1V ADVERTISEMENTS. EVAN WORTHING, CTVARDINGr ASD COM3IISSIO KERCHANT, And dealer in all kinds of Grain and Conntrv Produce, Brownville, Nebraska. Dissolution of Co-Partnershlp. 7b all whom it may concern ; Notice is hereby eiven that the co-partnership heretofore existing between Eli Wilcox and Evan Worthing, as dealers in Grain and Conntrv Produce nnder the name and style of Worthing fc Vilcox, Is this day dissolved, by mutual consent. Either is authorized to settle the accounts of the old tirm. ELI WILCOX, -3t 1 K VAN WORTHING! CI1ESTUUTS Choice Not will be sent by the Vienna Seed Agency, to any address. iJ price. One pound 30 cts., half pound 90 cts. per package. Now is tbe time to secure tuem tor planting. Address, lenna, w arren County, New Jersey, 9-lt 4: ; . . . PROPas.vLs FOR SUBSIST AXCE STORES. Office PrRCKAsivo avd Dfpot C S.,1 Omaha, Neb., Dec 11, iws, Sealed proposals In duplicate, will be received by the undersigned until L! o'clock. M.on Tuesdav. the llth day of January, 1X7V for furnishing the fol lowing subsistence stores, viz : 290 barrels of Mess Pock: 35,mu pounds Bacon, clear sides. In sacks:- 7w barrels or lmir. oouni extra, winter wheat; . barrels to be full head-lined. TOO barrellsof Flouc double extra; spring wheat; barrels to be full-head-lined. 31,000 pounds of Hard Bread, in boxes strapped. containing w net. pounds ol' Ireen Kio Co (Tee, In double sacks. 2,t) pounds of Koasted Rio Code, in double sacks; 27,000 jKiunds of "C" Hngfrr, eonal in quality to Stuart's In barrels fuil-heaa-lined. 2,000 pound of Adamantin Candles, full weight sixes or eights, in boxes strapped. 7,000 pounds of .Soap, hard and dry. free from adul terations, in boxes strapped. 12,000 pounds of Salt, tine grain, clean and dry, la barrels rull-neao-nneo. 500 pounds of pure ground Black Pepper, In fuU 4 ot papers packed in boxes strapped, contain ' ing 25 rs. net. The above stores to be of tha best analitv. and to be delivered uithe U. 8. Subsistence store-bouse In Omaha. Neb., within the month of January, 170. Proposals will be received subject to the usual conditions heretofore published. Proposals should be made on tbe printed blanks, to be obtained at this ofliee. J. W. BARKIGEk, S-3t Bvt. Brig. Hen. A C, S. AGENTS WASTED I Everybody's Lawyer and book or Foitns. ' 1 hItfsaTjn TJ!rary'Cnndri!Hl! v "Itutue iaiei an 1 nest worst oi j. II is tit- mmi rehutii ever isii ! ' ' ' It It aKke suited to all tbe States ! ' It is enual toeverr Ieeal continer-ny ; ' It is an insOructivbook for tlie l.niiiy J It Is reudv reference book for all c1;insps! It is the plinet. simplest and m)f t compact ! v It Is, in short, "the people's great form biKlc ! To cap tbe climax, it is tUe cheapest boolc tofbre the people ! . - - "TUE X:XG Or STOCK BOOKS. "--ipno paces, 200 illustrations. All about the h istory and variet ies crossing, breeding. fedinr, and niauaRement, dis eases and their remedies, of the horse.cntt!e,sheep, swine, poultry, 4c In cheapness and fullness, it has no rival. Farmers will buy it before any other stoclt book . i - - - T1IU JEW AIAP WONDER" for every sub- scrihec sent free, W patre. Aidress M ? ! . (iOODSPKKD it CO., Chicago. r Dissolution of Co-t'artnersliip .Notice Ip herehy riven that the co-partnership liwnofore 'existing between H.! CViLett ami I.-S. rnulM mrier tlie ftvkt nt itl & Co.. is this' day dissolved bv mutual eouser.t. All liabilities of th said firm will bo paid by H. C. Iett. and all accounts aue Baid arm mast be uaia to Ji. v. Jeu. i ii. a Lirrr. . - IecemberTto, isra. 8-3t ' ; :;-'G0GS"v7ELI,,;:-: OEM ESTiTE BliHli 1 i'AXTAX-IiYIGjACEXT..' ' Offic Corner 1st and Atlantic street, BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA. I have opened this office to make money. 1st For niyself; "2nd For those who do business with me. I haveopened Books for the purpose of keep ing an Exact Kecord of all property, (whether ileal or Personal.) that is or may be for sale. "o chance will be made for such Kecord. should sale be made, a reasonable commUsiun will be charged.- All Business Strictly COXFIDETIAL LOOK SHARP. .: If any person has an r property Sir Mle, or wish to buy any property, I think that it, would be to their interest to apply at this office. r.If vou have for stile Lands. City Lots, Horses, Carriages, or property or any Kind, e . . " If you wish to buy Lands, Stock, or proprty of any Kiuu, go to COGSWELL. If yon have IToiises or Farms for rent, or wish to rent nouses or b arms, go to . .COGSWELL. ; If ron wish to Sell or Buy any property in- Jfemk hn (.'Ity, Peru, fclierklun, '1 ecumseh, Nebraska City, lirowiivuie, etc.etc, go to . COGSWELL. In short. If you want to MAKE MONEY Buying or veiling property, goto COGSWEIi. : REFERENCE. " Any business man In Brownville orNemahaCounty A. P. Cogswell. 8-tf LAFAYETTE MILLS. . - -. ... , , Situated on the Little Nemaha River, sixteen miles north of Brownville, and fourteen southwest of Nebraska City. . Having purchased tbe entire interest In tbe above Miils, and thoroughly repaired and Improved the same, also erected a "S r F FT z k ir i V f T ' t IP '9 thereto, I am now prepared to doaU kinds of EXCHANGE or CUSTOM WORK . on Fhort notice and reasonable terms. ' i " Lnmber of nil kinds, Flonr, iTeal and Feed, con stantly ou band for sale, or in - EXCHANGE for Grain or Stock of any klnL All ITcrk Warranted. D, C SANDERS, Proprietor. 8-ly ( t Broad Street, bet wee t 3d & 4th, FREMONT, NEBRASKA. S. II. FOWLER, PROPRIETOR. - This TTonse is within 50 rods of the V. P. R. R. and S. V. P. R. R. Pepots. Hacks leave lor West Point daily, and Lincoln tri-weekly. B-tf rST Any one having CLAIMS AGAINST THE UXITKD STATES WILL FIND IT TO TIIEIU ADVANTAGE TO SEND A STATEMENT OF TIIEIU CASE TO J. T. DREW. Counselor at Law, Solicitor before the Court of Claims, tc, 478 H St., Wa.shIns:fon,D. C. 3-tf "(lAMIOOI): Ilovr Lost, IIoiv Restored. ISSbBTk Jwt published, a new edition of Dr, : 'if .., . 11, 4 1 1 , . on therwfimlrtirr (without medicine) Of W PK KM A TO ItRHIEK nrScmi...! Weakness. Involuntary Seminal .Losses, IMI'O ijii.ientaiand Physical IncsTmcirv, ImpwII ments to mnrrniKe, etc.: aLso fONsCM KriON. KP. IL.KPSY and FITS, induced by self-indulgence or wmu exiravaance. . Price, in a sealed envelope, only cents I he celebrated author, in this admirable essay clearly demonstrates from a thirtv years' successfn practice, that the alartuintr couseiuences ot self- abuse may heradicallv cured without the danger ous useot Internal medicine or the application of ine tniie ; lM)intin out it iiMxlrt 01 cure at once sim ple, certain, ana envrtiini, by means or wiitcu every suiierer, no matter wbat ins condition may be. may cure himself cheaply, privately, and railicnlj iiThls Lecture should be In the bunds of every joutn in ine latui. Sent, under seal. In a plain envelope, to any ad dress, poKti-xiUl, on receipt of six cents, or two iost Stamps. Also, Dr. t'ulverwell's "Marriage Guide," price so cents. Adoress the l'u Pilsners, ' C JIAS. J. C. KLINE CO., 127 Bower', New York Post Oface Box 4.5SO. -ly .V.ITXO.TVJX SJEREIS OF SCHOOL BOOKS! Parker and IT at son's National Readers. Parker and Watson's Xatienal Spellers, Monteith and Mcally's Geog raphies, Da vies' Arithmetic, Daiies' Higher Mathematics, Clark's Grammars, Moniieth's School Mans. In ft Antimbers. Cheapest and Best ! These books are fast going Into our School. Teachers regard tbeiu as THE BEST PUBLISHED! Send for Descriptive Catalogue ana circular. Address A. S. BARIIES c CO., Ill State St., Chicago. GEO. B. MOORE, STATE AGENT, Rrownyllle, IVeb. S0-3m JOIIS Is. CARSOX, BAXKEE, BRO WXVILLE NEBRASKA Exchange Bought and Sold on nil the prin cipal cities. Also dealer In Gold and Silver Coin, Gold Dust and GOVERIJTXEirr BOHBG. Deposits received, payable at sltrht. Inter est paid on time deposits by special agree ment. Taxes paid for non-residents. All kinds of U. S. I5ond.s wantdL PHELPS HOUSE. Oppose tlie TjrpiAj I?IIl5lL.3?b CITY, 3XO, ! W. 3L. STEVENS, PKOFBlirro. : I As ifood nccomrrir-iTnt'orrs find good stabling T otTf red as oin b im.l in uie West. :-lyJ . , LOUIS WALDTEER. Is fully prepared to do all kinds of HOUSE.SIGN.CARRIAGE, Ornamental Painting:, Cnildln-, Glazing, Paperhanginj, Ac. TO w. to o OP It f a -o C L. -t -4 z 31 u ..3 r 'S os a v. i Plj 0 S s fa S j 2E fa 5 f 1 ' C si f, C ' 5 "S 5 C3 ,. 2: ss-" u 1 ai- x KOTICE. Notice Is hereby civen that on M"elnesday, the 23th day of Decern er. isa, books will Ita opened at the Star Hotel In Brownville In the Cnuuty of Ne maha. State of Nebraska, for receiving subscrip tions to tne t apitai i-itocK or ttieM. iuls, sm. Joseph and Ielruska Kail uotid lompnny. - H.R'T.JiSTKVART,l t . Van ATWis. . Wm. M I'artkh, IDirectort. II. K. WIIITK, JNO.-M. AfHTIJ. - Dated C.",th day of Novemhor, lstzi. "t Agents "Wanted for Chantbvrllu'a FOR RITSIXESS 3IE'. EVERY MERCHANT WANTS IT. EVERY PROFESSIONAL MAN WANTS IT. EVERY FARMER WANTS IT. EVERY MECHANIC WANTS IT. EVER Y,YOCNfi MAN WANTS IT. Agents are selling It hy hundreds. Liberal coiu- missions allowed. Send for (Irculars. O. I. CASE &. CO., Publishers. R-nt l-'il Madison St., Chicago, Ilff PHILLIPS & BARNES GREAT WESTERN Livery, Feed, Sale and Exchange -ST ABE Corner Main and Levee St BROW'XTILLE. F A VINO purchased this Stnble of L A. P. Cosrswell.wenre prepared tofnrnlsh tht best TEAMS. ISClXilKS and CAUIUA;Es in SoiKhern Xehraska. t LOWEST CAsIf RATES. Rooi.T for Fifty llors-t 'orral frr stock. Particu lar attention paid to Feeding or RoKnhnt Horses., HAUK & AEMITAGE Wholesale and Retail GROCERS Vo. 21, lla in Street, BROWNVILLE, NEB., Keep constantly on hand a full assortment of Staple and Fancy Glassware & Queensvvare at viz is (4 cjlls Country Produce Always Wanted! JACOB MAROHN, LIERCHAliT TAILOR, EJOUITD CTTY HOTSX, Cor. North Market and Eroadn-ay, ST. LOUIS, MO. O. A. BOYD, PROPRIETOR. On block west of the North Market Street TVnnt of the N. M. 11. K. The street cars pass this house for all parts of the city, i'or all purposes It Is the best hotel In the citv. -tf 7 : 3 ' ,,: -': y-t f: :; ?..-s :?-:i'!,:W 3 J & 2 M i' " S t . s fzzz& s r; S It 5 H ! In i : W 3 2 L N 1 I I If 53 p I- .!- . . 1 g r I-.-, m - v l ' 0 Eg. GROCERIES AID Oil SIOIS ( m)mn I f I fc2 a ? I J Li j 1 S - g 1 I U t Q : U .5 A LARGE AND SPLENDID ASSORTMENT HEAT STOVES JUST RECEIVED AT Shellenberger Bros., 74 31aln St. PRO WXVILLE, NEB. r .V1? riiATs. ,7rr Satu,y u jWkae,V7 &ZX2Zlb? vu.e as the t'at-v. tn . C?war?vnull -inof as Administrator of th ZL'lt a p late of ,h sai,J fotv ot si VlT" msy TM-8r ami rto ,t that t l l1" vxa j FROBATi: XOTICeT -Notice Is hereby riren that f m made application to the lr' istrator of the estate ef ftmi r,, uary, 1st... as tl.e time. ana mVmh VA1' as the Mace, for . 'V7, ,n ' Bro-n..-7 application.and appoiul,". 12? M sk1 estate. . . A"m"l)Tof !ftlJ r. G,veu under my hMd, thu KJv ... A.W.Mn7!RiV 1. rT ' r'T'e 4m. t- - - ESTRAYS. STRAT NOTICE. Taken np by the unor'r, . northwest of Brownvtli" Ve'ftn " W pruw. .No other ma, i w TtHn ia Taken up by th onderslsfned n- th.-,! ' 7 ;itr, in rmaiiatjoiinty, eh. .tponeu sncues, wietcnini; a! marks or brands ucrtiWbi. ESTKAT NOTIfT Taken np by the wibwriber, at h.. , miles west.of BrownvUle. oie thr J., '''Kx: mare pony colt, n i. .,e n turl V?" "tMarr" small white and red h.-irer enir. S PCCIA IELC t TI OX lowins onier of uie CuumiT I'rto r' H. for the t ountv of XemZul xm,ontn M will be held in" the i.ann 'r or ,1- ,n the t me and pluoe sec ""'PL" as follows, to-wit : wt, whx a Tilts Boart bein sa'isried br tifin wise, that it Is tl.e witi of a iJZ. ian nd "W voters of said Brownvlile prC-lnM . p1'r!,,,, f lb Peni arrj proper that ih T ' -mentioned sbould be submitted to th- b"rlnt voters of this precinct. UM?a 10 tw, oj u- Now therefore. by law, Ave the County tV.mmivsinr. of t'ounty, Nebraska be held M4 the prk-iwt, ta vot Plarf nthe foiJowln!? qnestHns to-w't'-troinmiRsioneni 01 s;d t V ju'n tv of x cause t be levied annuaMy on "he tJ.,-M?f "" in aaid preinct.i .aditfon 1 o tBVherPTr' taxes, an amount of tax TOitiHent the inters on sid bond" ad a,tr TZ or ten years from the t 'i,e nf wT, shail they ca,.se to KS WttS bonds ar paid, ait a,l.i.tio,la tax ,,i ' , one tenth part of the principal of M ll.m , L?,7 apply the same toth pvn.u Zl-i'Z to be payable in twentv vmih frnrThi T, Ksue. and .0 bear in.err.hee cent, per annum, lheiiiter-t T-nhi -VT th oij ;of the TasireroTUWu'" " law a7low "niiately. , J'.m . "M-fli f 14 . hare rH. . ....... v., .urirm VMr. , owtn word, ihuk to sayi those in favor ff bonds , an I taV thk w?Jt "For boils and tax-Yes.- Th7wZ,VZLZl sanlbonds and tax, the worioT&a By order of the County Commissioners of A Nemaha County, state of nrk. u,t um the l utility Clerk Klve notice accordinij. December 9th, lab. - - J. L McCFF. A J KITTKR,co.CnmTl. By order of the Board of Com m nwi.nr JAMt-SM. HAt'KKR. Brownville, Neb., Iiec. vth, la. ,Hiu,Jr tr( ' SrCCIAl, ELCCTIOX PBOCLAHATIOir Notice Is hereby given that hvvlrtneof th followinif order of the City 0miu-U ot 11m City of UrownviU.;, state of Nebraska, an Klectiou will In- held in th manner and the purjHj.se and nt the time and place p1. Jlel in said order, which Is a follows, to-w!: In the matter of the submission to a me of the leal voters of th clly of Brownv!i the qtientioi) wlrlher this citv Khail iMi.k ; Bonds to al.1 in the eonstniction f 1 if uincy, Missouri and Pacific lUllrond: Hoard linsr S4tlsfiel lv the lViltina da larje portion of the letrnl voters of thium . and otherwise, tliat It is the wish of a !art portion of the voters of this citv. and thai H Is expedient and proper that t lie question hereinafter meiiti(,iu,l Khonltl he tnUnltteii tothevreof the voters of thiscitv Now. therefore, bv virtiM f fh- autho'ltr In ns vesteil hr law. we. tho fltv rnmicrtnf the 'ity of lJrownviii. Stat -of Nehna'xa. lo order that a special cleetion f-? l.iinaD4 for the city of lirownvllle. on the t.'itli daaf January, into, at the usual place of votin ft said city, fur the purpose of voting, on I'm followlnj nuetloris. thrif Is towy: Shall the iltv Conncll of the said citr-jf Brownville, issue tht? Iuiiids of s;tid citv tit he amount of Sixty Thousand Ixdlnrs OiKl). to aid in the construction of tlie Onincr. Missouri and I'acitlc Ilallroad : and shall ta City Council cause a tax to be. levied snnv ally on the tuui.le property of said cit7, la addition to tlieotheraiuni.il taxes, for :b year, sufficient to pay the interest 011 mMt Bonds, and for the Inext ten venrs therennrr sullieient to jay the Interest as aforesaid and an additional tax sufficient to pnv one tenth fart of the principal, to te placed la a lnk niz fund created for that rurroe. an'!top- ply the same in tbe pay ment of said Uud1 when the same shall become dn and pj- ble. Said Bonds to be made payable in twen ty years from the date of ih ls.Miln thereof, and to bear interest at the raU'of seven per cent, per annum, the interest psvahla enil itnrtnally nt the office of theCity Trea-oreroC said citv. . The said Bonds to be Issued and appropria ted only In tlie construction of a Rallpwl from a point on the east Imnk of the Missou ri rtverciiwtlyojritethe City 01 rrown vllle. Nebraskn rtinninir thence et t point on tha St. Joseph Jt Council Biuif Rll Itond. Bonds to the amount of in nna shnrr be 1 sued -when said road Is graded from tfi'd point on the east bank of the Missouri rte, ilirectly opposite the City of Brown l. tjj some pointoji thv s'ul St. Jt p!i Conncll Bluffs Uallrrjnd, as ntvreald; snd Bon'5 the amount of ili.Oou, when said distance of road is bridxer! anl tie anl n-ndy forth iron; and $:i5,iuof sMi(ondsshallbeloel when the same shall have Ixrn lnned aO'l ready for the rolling stockr. Ten Thousand rvdlars of aal! Bon,Ih3 be issued and delivered to said Qninry, X' souri and l'aciflc lUtllroad Company, npoa assessinenU made by said company, when ever they shall reh-a.se the present strktvM ere residing In Nemaha County. In the St? of ebrasta, from alt obligations to tka puy for the hUx-.k. subscribed by t,5'', Kirksville, Missouri, at the time said I-J-roui Com pao y wju urxa nizL li saU -" -pany refuse to release Haii perwos and tiio them to transter said utot fc lo the City Brownville, , then the anM Bnid s be given to said present strx khol J.rs so Jm as they pay up the a-isesment made up their stock in said Company. Said storie ts then owned and belong to the said C Brownville. . ProtiUeii. That the sole. anroDr!ation n issaimc ( aaid 1 ,!, and the money on the same, and tlie management of WDTsr, orlettlnsref ermfraetn ir pertnmlrt the same, is to be plaotsJ ia tbe hand of tnr Trustees, appointed by the said City CoundW who shall have all the powers for the parpose herein contemplated usaally eenfwrreJ regular Boards of Directors nsnally doliij to business of lUilroad Corporations. . That the work begin. on aaWI roadanjJ conteinplatfs! by or tiefore the flrst day" May, A. D. 1S70. and Ls f1nlshel as far eat the said St. Joseph A Council Bluffs Ral-rosa by or before the flrst day of Ausrusf, K'i. Prorifird.urthrr, that If the said quincy. Missouri and Pacific IUMroad Company not, by or before the 1st day of March lvr, consent to all the foregoing conditions sjm provisions refiulring the same, in good foil. and docs not legally bind Itself thereto, or a any war fails or refuses to properly eonip'J therewith, then any other Railroad Company complying with tl.e provisions of itls pnc lamation. shall have the heneJt of ia Bonds, whenever said CUT Council sis" determine by vote of the same. .a uiiutbetl further erderttl. llial iii'" ,. are in favor of anthorizmg said City t mZl to issnesatd Bonds In manner as tnr Vy" rMwl on. I urhrk ar In f,ri nt authorX.n said Council to levy an additional tax to tb now autnonel by law to pay ine inl ¬ and principal of said Bond in wr,Ja5TT wiui tne aiHjve proposition.snajn-as upon which shall be written or pr nreu Bonds and Tax. Yes." Those opposed saa cast a lliot npon which rhall I written printed -For Bonds and Tax. No." The above Proclamation was minpieu -j fhe tlty Council of thff City of Brown vu Iocomber the tit h. I-W, and ordertd to te p"- clalnvft by the Mayor of sM fTy. t-il tl. . ill utir..-. . v OltEAT WESTER FIRE . . 1 et e'Tj Hank6ArnitaS AGENTS. Brswvi. S AXT7AYS READY. ULVTH F'jwilT curried weisrhs 7"la. filled. R2ht tm In tha Fni'ini rhr"l with t sroonic equal to 1.1 , hh'U. ol Commoo V ater. . .rj ( 1 Cbarged in .( seN)iwii t aa be reio"" minute! Throws 0 feet Puts out buraiu -sene. Benzole, Tar, dec EVERY FARMER SirnrT.P "-"5 o.vfc KVERY BUILDER HUOl'U H.W ... vrr.i."1- in. and for tt,u,.i '.r"' , no frler th.i - . County of Nemaha, sune or v J in in said nrec m-'t rn,."l Ln ui. aaVOfjARUHrv A - Ik .r.."',"k". 8iii,iMi, us a pwrt and norti,,- iy, .1 J """""" of said Bruwnvf t.y't rZ'Zl Company, to aiu rs sU;b the road. And shall the r ! "Kn'"B "f v -