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do R. W. nrHNAS, Editor. THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1870, The Lo-rialiiture. -have nol pulliilicil the Legisla tive proceedings;! 1 1 iTiIl because of a vant of spr.ee. The important measures before the body are Bills to increase the judicial 'jurisdiction of Probate Judges from - emus of one hundred dollars to three hundred ; to encourage Immigration to provide appropriations for the erec tion of a penitentiary : a herd law: to provide for the election of additional Congressmen and tome amendments to existing General; Laws The Probate Bill, we think, will be come a law. It has already passed ' both Houses ; but with some amend' ' 'ments to be concurred in. We doubt whether anything will be done in re gard to the penitentiary, at the pres ent Session. The tame in regard to Immigration Bill. When the Hla . moves in this matter, it ought to be to an extent that will accomplish tome " thing of real benefit. ' A.Bill is also under consideration -. to provide means for the support of '' the fctate, Government and to redeem tho outstanding bonds of the 'Stat and former Territory. It is proposed to issue State Bonds.iand invest the Scliool Land money in these securities. This fund is now invested in United .States Bonds. The question is one of , preference between State and United . Stutes bonds.' j. We doubt the proprie ty of the change, somewhat, and yet . tfee no iusurmountab'c objections. . Since the foregoing was in type wo have rcceivcdjnformation of the pas page' of the Probate Bill, and a copy thereof for publication, which will be found in to-day's paper. LEGISLATIVE DOINGS. Tli Invent Igatlug Committee. f As we predicted in our late letter from the capitol. In the last issue of the Advertiser, resolutions were intrc -duced in the Jlouse authorizing tbx appointment of a Joint Committee to investigate the official acts of the Commissioners for the sab of State lands, and Lincoln city lots, aud to erect public buildings. The resolutions were indefinitely postponed. The day following similar resolutions were introduced in, and passed tho Senate. They were transmitted to the House and passed that branch of the Assem bly. The Committee consists of Church, Brewster and Hunt, on the part of the House; and Steven son aud.FuLTON of the Senate. Dur ing the pendency of the Senate reso lutions in ' the House the following message was received from the Gov ern. r State or Neekaska, ") Executive Department, incoln, February HothlS70. J Exi Li: To the Hbnorablc the President of 'Ac ' Sin ate: - -Without claiming other or greater virtues than are usually posse.eed by men in general, I yet believe that, whenever my personal interests and those of our noble State conflict. I wouM sacrifice the former to the ad vancement of the latter. When the matter of the investiga tion of the action of the Board of Commissioners of Public Buildings, fcc. was first m:ok-d, believing, as I vet believe, that the best anil material interests of the State would not be promoted thereby, such investigation met with my earnest opposition. I felt that the call was a blow aimed at me. not only in mv official char acter, but as a man and a citizen. Emenating from a personal oppo nent, based upon lloatmg ana uncer tain rumors, its inception founded upon a desire to insult and debase me, by giving prominence and substab tiality to the veriest gossip, it was not a matter of surprise, that, smarting under the base attack, I should repel it. I felt that the mere call, therefore, WHS insultinir in the extreme, and 1 rejoiced when the House; of Repre sentatives placed its condemnation ujon It. Now. however, from fair and unbi- ased naen comes another and further - call for investigation, ami wnne i iear that the best interests of the State may suiter bT the delay ln their progress incident to such action, yet that this reproach upon the Commissioners, the chief ollicersof the State, and the fojul tain upon the Commonwealth may he removed, I now ask that, the investigation, fair,' full and ample may proceed as speedily' as practica, ble, that the advancement of the pub lic building and the pecuniary inter ests of the State may not suiter. I earnestly desire that her honor mav be saved, and that from her es cutcheon mayr be wiped the breath of the charge or siiameiiu corruption nnrl Iishnrm;t v ct tho hands Of her officials. Th?t in the disposition of the public lands or the btate, ana in ine erection VI pUOllU eulUUtrn, iuu viiiuiiu.iuu lias pTppdpd f hp tovpr irranted to it under ih'o : l;iw. it. does not deny. It stands ready to show at the proper . "mP, mat in assuiuing mis ti uu- it ' j i a t !.: .1 ., I cerous responsibility the emergency Wired it! and the best interests of the State were aavancea ny it. In every act. whether authorized or unauthorized, tne Commissioners had an eye singly to the public good, and in honesty and sincerity, believe that, for it to have taken other action than it did, would have called down and jusiinea me censure oi uie iKupie. I ask that, under all the circumstan ces, a full hearing may be given by the committee soon. I hope, to be . appointed by your Honorable Body, that it may be given full and ample time to make a report," and that such ' report may be published and issued to the world. Calling upon the Searcher of.all "hearts to witness that while I may- have made mistakes, they have grown out of an earnest desire to accomplish the right, l await tne i.pponuuuy w vindicate my assailed nonor. ana re- lieve the State from the faintest belief in the truth of the reports. DA ID BU lljr.lt. That our readers may understand this matter of investigation, we state the fact that at the last session of the Legislature a law was passed author izing the Commissioueis to sell the unsold lots in the city of Lincoln, and from the proceeds expend sixteen thousaad dollars in completing the dome of the capitol building, and en closing, grading and ornamenting the capitol grounds; and further, to ex peud the sum of fifty thousand dol lars In the building of a State Lunatic Asylum; and not exceeding the sura of one hundred thousand dollars in the erection of a State University and -icultural College. If the city lots authorized to be sold, did not bring sufficient money to meet these appro priations, the Commissioners were au thorized to sell a sufficient amount of saline lands, not to exceed forty sec tions, to make up the deficiency. The Commissioners finding the lots and lands would realize beyond cxpecta-. tions, sold to an amountin the aggre gate, nearly four hundred thousand dollars, and adopted plans and letcon tracts involving the expenditure of one hundred and fifty-two thousand dollars for the erection of a State Uni versity and Agricultural ColJece: and .? one hundred and thirty-seven thou sand dollars for the erection of an In sane Asylum.. Th? Legislature, feel in", that however tiUre miirht be the c motives of the ' Commissioners, the establishment of such a precedent u'ne t' tf.f TilU. r:'the best interests of the State, and ought not to permitted. Hence the creation of the joint com mittee referred to. These are the simnle facts connected with this in vestigation matter. As to other charges made by the op posite party and" press, and interested individuals, we have heard nothing, which if true, would prove derogatory in nflicial fidelity, or integrity on the part of the Commissioners. The Committee to whom the matter is referred is composed of men who will do justice to the Commissioners, and at the same time uuard well the interests of the State. DeatlCof Minister Bnrliugame Since our last issue, the telegraph announces the death of Minister Ax son Burlingame. It will be rem em bered that he was first appointed Min ister from our Government to China He resigned that position, and wa3 ap pointed, by the Chinese Government, Minister at lanre. to the whole world, with almost unlimited treaty power, mrmr 1 A C 1 i. A mm, wrn iic uiea recently a& ci. lausumg, Minister uurtm tooic cnarge oi uiexe- mams, in connection with tne Chinese Embassy. The bony isio ueeniuauu- ed and lie in state at the American Legation, and finally to be sent to America in charge of representatives of both China and the United States. It is said the negotiations commenced with the Czar of Russia will 2e com pleted by the embassy, and then they will return fo China. The Penitentiary, The Penitentiary Bill was up yes terday, (Friday) nearly all day in Committee of the whole in the House. In the afternoon the question of loca tion was debated and the contest was entered into with a vim by Messrs. McLellan. Gardner. Brush, Parish and others. No vote was arrived at. The House is divided into three sec tions upon the bill, one for building it at Lincoln, the other for Ashland and the third for not building it at all. It looks at iresent as thoukh the sec tional flht will eventually kill the bill, as perhaps the Nemaha Repre sentatives who oppose the penitentia ry will be sufficient to turn the scale by uniting with either side that hap pens to be in the minority on location, and indefinitely postpone the matter. Killimr the penitentiary bill will de feat the main object of the special ses sion and make it pretty much a fail ure all arounu. Whatever position the "Nemaha Representatives" may take on the Penitentiary Bill, we guarantee they will reflect the will of their constitu ents. We do not know their views in detail on this question ; but this we do know, thev have no pet point to serve, and will be governed in their actions by what they are convinced will be for the best interests of the State at large. Lafayette Precinct Railroad. We learn from citizens of Lafayette precinct who have attended the Rail road meetings recently held, that the people have decided in favor of ask ing the County Commissioners to al low that precinct to vote on a propo sition to subscribe fifty thausand dol lars stock to the Brownville and Fort Kearney Railroad. We are glad to see the people in that portion of the county waking up to their true intcr- csts. Public Reception. On Thursday evening last a public reception was given at the Capital in Lincoln, by the Governor, Secretary of State and State Auditor, which was generally attended by the citizens of Lincoln and the many persons sojour ning there. The officials left nothing undone to please and interest their guests, and the whole affair was one long to be remembered. Congress has been recently engaged in investigatng the question of mem- ljcrs disposing of cadetships at West nopolis. Whittemore, a member from South Carolina, found himself h cloge quarter8 anti resigned. The . 1 . . , . . A, charges against Col. Asrrai, of the le Missouri District opposite us, have been found to be without foundation. In view of tho apprehensions of i hostilities by Indians this spring, or ders have been issued from the Mili tary Head Quarters to furnish all em ployes on the Kansas Pacific Rail road, from Fort Harker to the termi nus of the road, with arms and ammu nition for defence. Small infantry guards are also to be stationed along the extension of the road beyond Fort Wallace to protect working par ties. The recent decision of the Supreme c t f u TTnitcd gtates relative to rwnWt the gal tender of Greenbacks amounts simply to this : that they are not a lecal tender for any debts or ob ligations made or in force prior to the passage of the act creating them. We soe no binr-bear in the decision or its effects. The Christian Union. We find on our table No. 8 Vol. 1 of this truly valuable weekly religious paper, pub lished bv J. B. Ford & Co., 39 Park Row, New York, and edited by Hen ry Ward Bsechee. The Union is a sixteen page paper pages nearly the size of the. Advertiser and will be furukhed at $2,50; or five copies for i ln Yj will tnlzt nlpjianrp in PThlh- I itlng the specimen number and also to forwarding subscriptions. We are indebted to Rev. Geo. S. Alexander, Commissioner of Immi gration for Nebraska, for a copy of a pamphlet he has. just issued entitled "Nebraska; its Resources, Prospects, r.nd Advantages, of Immigration." Mr. A. has made up, on the whole an excellent document. It has, however, some errors anil defects, which should be corrected before extensive editions are circulated. For instances, he says that the Nemaha river empties into the Missouri river at Nebraska City. Nearly all the other towns in South Platte are located a certain number of miles and in various directions from Nebraska City. No towns are named in Richardson or Dacota h counties, the omission of which is not doing jusiite to those extensively populated and well developed counties. The names of but lis of our Railroad en terprises are correct . We hope to see these corrections made. The Deaf Mute Home Cikcue is the title of a neat little monthly7 pub lication, hailing from Omaha, edited and published by Professor W. M. Fiikncii, M. A. Martlndale and C. L. Sullivan, teacher and pupils of the Nebraska Institute for the Deaf ami Dumb, located for the present at Omaha. It is a very creditable sheet, and ought to be well sustained. We met Prof. Frexcii himself a deaf mute at the capitol. a short time since, and could but feel greatlys!11 IllltlCSLlU 111 1J1U1 UUU 1119 CI1UI 13. Jit informed us that he has enrolled thir teen scholars, two of whom are from Nemaha county. One more from this county will enter the Institute this fall. The age of scholars now in at tendance range from seven to forty years. The Institute was chartered by the Nebraska Legislature in February 1S67. In 18G9 the Legislature made an appropriation of 0,00:) to carry the provisions of the Act of lS07into effect, fln ln addition, as an indigent fund whIcngoea to c!otue ihe poor. The Kansas Pacific Railroad has is sued an order holding its baggage masteis personally responsible tor damage to baggage in their charge The older concludes i . " Promptness and dispatch-in doing business au-d gentlemanly deportment are strictly enjoined. Be civil to every one, and answer questions courteously, no matter how simple or foolish they may seem. The above we clip from a Kansas exchange. If the feature, holding th6 master responsible for bag gage damaged, could be enforced on other roads we have traveled on, there would be great rejoicing among trav eiers. aiosi nacfrace masters anu 1 W A 1 4 those under them, who handle bag gage, endeavor to see how much they ct.li damage that class ot goods throw trunks as far as they can send them roll out from car doors to the ground, and smash things generally. Since the above was in type, we are pleased to notice that the Pennsylva nia legislature has passed a law mak ing careless handling of baggage by railway men a criminal offense. The Nebraska City News seems to believe that one of the Nebraska Sen atorsMr. Tipton was introduced to the colored Senator's wife from Mis sissippi. We can inform the New that the interesting event has not transpired, but presume our Senator will be equal to the occasion when the time arrives. We commend the News to the Washington Star at Feb. 4th : The story that a couple of distin- the wife of the colored Senaior from Mississippi in the irallery the other day was a silly canard, manufactured by a hard-up correspondent of a New York paper. Missouri Valley Railroad. We cal attention to the new advertisement of the M. y. R. R. It has arranged ex press ly to connect with the down train of the Council Bluffs and St. Joe Railroad, so that Nebraska passengers for Leavenworth, Kansas City and St Louis can go directly through with out delay. Mr. Barnard, the Super intendeut, is constructing a junction platform at St. Joseph to facilitate the transfer of passengers and baggage. The New York Legislature is con sidering a bill authorizing every rail road company in the State to Insure the lives of its passengers; to do what Accident Insurance Companies now do. Ane personal fr.ends of Wat. II Seward have invited him, and he has iiccepieu a grana ainner to he given mm in me cuy oi rsew lorK. lie is expected to open out on the Cuban question. .e copy the following from the Fremont Tribune, to show our readers how the do " bu6lness in a minute" with railroad facilities ' Business in a minute." Tuesday. the 22d day of February. 1870. was a big uay for Fremont; at Elevator and Weis' Warehouse, were unloaded eighty two wanons of wheat Weekly papers in the country and dailies in first-class cities on the Mis souri slope, please copy.. A bill to annex that portion of Da cotah Territory lately thrown on the Nebraska side of the Missouri river, to this State, w;as introduced by Mr. Dyer, of Missouri, in the House of Representatives, and passed. About 2T00 or 3000 acres of land are involved. The land in question is a cut-off simi- Iar to that of this county. M'Kissieks' Island in The delay in announcing officially the ratification of the fifteenth amend ment is said to be caused by some in formality in notification from States recently ratifying. Minister Motley informs the State Department at Washington that the British steamship Bombay collided with the U. S. Steamer Oneida near Yokohoma on the 2Gth. The latter vessel was sunk, resulting in the loss of one hundred and twenty lives. Another terrible railroad disaster occured on the Mississippi Central Road on the2Gth, in which twenty one lives were lost. The mail train mn thrnnrrh a trpittL hrir?r VipUotto have been in an unsound condition. Every car was utterly destroyed. Last week the State Journal at Lin coln, in speaking of delays in regard to the school monies of this county, reflected somewhat on our county of ficials. . We are pleased to chronicle the following recantation as to Dr. McGrcw, the Superintendent : "It is due to Dr! McGrew, Superin tendent of Public Instruction for Ne maha countv, to say that our, remarks upon the 'rNemnh: Officials," the oilier day, in connection with the school monies of that county, were not intended to apply to him. Dr. McGrew is an efficient officer, and it was no fault of his that the delay oc curred." If we have been correctly informed, no' blame should attach to any "Ne maha county official.?' Nemaha coun ty was among, if not the first to make her , returns in accordance icith law. By reference to records, it will be found that from the organizational a school system in the State, Nemaha county has ever been prompt has al ways been characterized for . her promptness, especially, in school mat ters. The following is the language of the State Superintendent himself in regard to our county : 1 'Nemaha county has drawn n.ore money in the past in proportion to her population than any county in the State, for her exactness, and efficiency in her strict method of doing business and conciseness of her enumeration Other counties have never taken a full and exact enumeration of their pupils." . . The card of G. W. Bratton, Coun ty Treasurer, will be found in anoth er column. The Lincoln Statesman in giving an account of the celel ration in that place, of the 22d of February, refers to our townsman and Reprerentative, Hon. J. S. Church, as follows : The President then introduced Judge Ghurch, of Brownville, who delivered a forcible and finished lec ture. He spoke of the character -of Washington, whose birth-day we cel ebrated; of the power and influence he exercised against the spread of in temperance; the fitness of tliis day and occasion far a ralJy far the fause of teiapernnee. He next spoke of the gradual development f man from the tarly ages to the present time; the 'development first of the physical and asiuiul, then of the mental, and more recently, under a higher state of civ ilization, the moral nature of man ; the improvement century after centu ry, and the present broad field of con test and conqest in the moral world, where the power of this generation must be directed and exerted. Next he spoke of the progress of the tem perance reform ; he showed that it was aggressive, steady and irresistible. He then dwelt upon the pecuniary, intellectual, and moral considerations that should influence every individual of society to recognize his responsibil ity in this matter, and work gainst tho spread of intemperance. Then he called up the record of history, cited from sacred and profane, instan 'eing downfalls, calamities, punish- menrs, anu utier instructions tor na tional sins warning the -people a mis government not to commit grea ter sins than those that brocght' on the last revolution; and closed wit! an exhortation to all of our lie wh were intelligent and good to fall into the ranks of the army of the irreat re form of the times. We have failed until now to notice the sprightly little paper of Moses H. Sypknuam, the "Central Slur,1 published at Ft. Kearney in this State The Star is a plucky and well conduc ted sheet, which we hope ere long to see enlarged to full grown size. On the first page will be foil ml Sen ator Tipton's speech on the admission of Mississippi. Next week we will publish the Sen ator's circular letter to Judge Wheeler 11 C 111 . , t e ipunu mem doiu on our taoie on our return. To Hon. S. F. Nuckoi-s, Delegate in Congress from Wyoming Territory we are indebted for valuable Public Documents. Programme Institute, IS 70. for Coautj Teachers at London, 3Iarch 4th Friday evening Music. Prayer, Music. Lecture by Prof. J. M. Me Kenzie. J. S. Church, Alternate Discussion topic, "Should drawing be Introduced Into our Common Schools." introduced bv Prof. P. M. Martin. Saturday morning, 9 A. M. Music. Address by Prof. W. Rich subject, Arithmetic. Music. " Discussion topic, The Best Method of Securing the Regular Attendance of Pupils at School." introduced by W. P. Shock y. Miscellanaous business Afternoon session at the option of the Institute. We do insist that the teachers, and all friends of education, be prompt in attendance at this county Institute, as. there will be business of vital importance to teachers as well us to friends of education. Accommo dations for those who may attend from a distance will be found ample Isaac Black, 1 1-VM.I1Hv ck, ") tTIN, ( JREW, J P. S. M. Martin Committee. W. McG Pawnee City, Neb., Feb. 28, 'TO. Editor-Advertiser : In your last issue you say youswish to keep posted in the news in iJegard to the work of grace now croiiiff on around the country. ) A series of meetings were com menced in the Presbyterian Church in this place on i?naay last, and is still going on. Last night baldly had tne invitation Deen given ior sinners to come to Jesus, when two came for ward, aud then another, and while en treating the Lord for that one another came, and it wa3 truly a place where the power and spirit of Jesus was felt. Three joined fhe church last night: one is still anxious; others felt deeply. it seems that there is about to be a great blessing from the Lord. Two joined in the morning. Five in all. More again. W . A. Jones. Fatal Accident. William Smith. one of the engineers of the B. & M. K. It. It. was accidentlly shot on Monday evening about eight o'clock, near Milford, where the corps to which he belonged was I employed. He was in the act of taking a Henry rifle out of a wagon when the piece by some means was discharged and the load entered his breast and came out under his right arm. The young man lingered until one o clock Thurs day morning. His body ha3 been brought Into town and is now await- ng removal to Plattsmouth. State Journal. r (Jniney, Missouri and Pacific II. R. The Nemha County Director of the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific Railroad Company presen ts the following sum mary of the transactions of said com pany from June 24, 18G9, the date of its organization, to the present time, March 1. 1870. together with a few suggestions: Stock stibscribci nnd alrenrly voted by Counties. Cities and Towns, to this road to this date $1,714,00 corporate smock, wmcn win in hii proaDrm ity b subscribed In addition to the above Kihhcriptiaa within the next sixtydays.uinouuitftoU.esuinof. TOO.WO Amounting: is ail to ... f2,4l 1,300 A survey of the whole line from Quiucy, Illinois, to Brownvhle, Ne braska, has. been made, on which the estimates for construction of a first class road are uow being prepared, The first five miles from Quincy west is already being graded, and the work of grading or building the road to Brownville will be pushed as fast as possible. Atchison county, Mo., has already- voted $1 oO.OOO to this road. Her County Court is now having submit ted to the two townships east of the Missouri River, a proposition to vote forty or fifty thousand dollars to this road, to be issued immediately, and the amount so voted to be expended between Rockport, Mo., and Brown ville, Nebraska, the present summer. Brownville has already fiftv thousand oilars in bonds that she can use to build this road to Rockport. and I trust that as soon as these township; vote the amount named, that the road will "be located to that point, ad vertised, let, and completed this sum mer. ' The estimated cost of first mile east from Brownville, that is gradiug and bridging ready for ties, $3,973,32 ; sec ond mile, 3,452,77; cost of comple ting the first two miles ready for the rolling stock, $27,420,09, the estimated cost of iron and tics being $10,000 per mile. The Q,., M. & P. R. R. stockholders met in West Quincy, Tuesday March the first, and elected the following persons as Directors for the ensuing year, namely : John Wood, T. V. Selms, George Adams, Thomas Redmond. C.H. Ball, C. A. Savage, C. M. Pomeroy and Thos. Jasper, Quincy ; P. B. Lin- ville, Knox county, Mo. ; M. G. m. m vuv a bt wvt w ? vv u u j i.iau J. W. Blackburn, Atchison county, Mo. ; J. N. DeFrance, Adair county, Mo., and A. P. Cogswell, Nemaha county, Neb. . Col. C. A. Savage is now President of the company.. By the laws of Mis souri, thirty days must elapse after this election of Directors before the President for the next year can be elected. As soon as that takes place. and the company is organized in Ne- urasua, it may be deemed necessary to consolidate the two companies. The people of Quincy and along the line in Missouri are very anxious that this road should be built, and are de termined that it shall be as soon as men and money can do it. I now desire to say to the people of J Brownville and Nemaha county that Quincy and the people iu Missouri in terested, have all that they can do at present to build the road to Brown ville. Consequently, we must build our road ourselves, which we can do if we all go to work in earnest. As soon as our company is organized, we shall locate our road from Brownville west, say ten or fifteen miles, and either let contracts, the pay to be in bonds, or negotiate the bonds and pay cash. This road can be built now as well a3 one year from now, if we only thUik so. Give us a President and Directors of ability, and let them bt- sustained by the people, and you may be sure of success. We are all inter ested, and must work together; and although I am no prophet, I will pre- dictthatif we do so, in place of Brown-. ville now having 3000 inhabitants, in two years she will have 10,000. We have the location, the crossing for the bridge, and ail-the necessary advant ages to make us the best town In Ne braska. A. P. COGSWELL. From (he Illinois Settlement. Mr. Editor: The quietude of tht- Ulinois settlement was aroused to fe ver heat by the announcement that the ladies would give a grand enter tainment at the house of Wells Shel don, Esq., on Friday "the 2-jth ult. Tickets for full course., supper and sociability combined at $1,50 a couple, the proceeds to be piesented to Bros. Presson and Foldeh, as a token of the appreciation of their valuable services in our midst. We were invited down into the base ment to look at the tables groaning under the luscious viands, and were taken back with the sight, to days of other years, back in the east where we have seen it, perhaps, equalled but never excelled. After supper was oyer Dr. Presson, of Tecumseh, in be half of the ladies, presented in a short speech, two mammoth pyramid cakes, costing seven or nine dollars apiece, to Mrs. Presson and Folden, as a token of their esteem ; which was replied to by Bros. Presson and Folden. The proceeds amouuted to about $S0, besides $25 that was raised for salaries for the Pastors. Altogether we had a glorious time, and all felt that it was a time long to be remembered. Illixoian. By the Olobe of February 19th, we have the following : FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT. Mr. SUMNER. I send to the Chair to be read a telegraphic dispatch which I have received from, the Gov ernor of Nebraska. The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair hears no objection, and it will be read. The Chief Clerk read as follows : Lincoln, Nebraska, February 17, 1370. Hon. Charles Sumner: Legislature met at 2 n. m. to-day : ratified fifteenth amendment at 4 p. ta.i only five dissenting voices one n the Senate, four iu the House. DAVID BUTLER, Governor of Nebraska. The VICE PRESIDENT. What action does the Senator desire. Mr. SUMNER. Let it lie oa the table. Then, by the Globe of the 20th, we discover that Senator Tipton, conclud- ing that the Senators from Nebraska could attend to the business of the State, without unsolicited aid, made the following point: Mr. TIPTON. Mr. President. I rise to a PriviIe?ed question. I discover iiuiu iuo uiuuc luni u ui-spaicu was presented tore yesterday morning by a Senator from Massachusetts, from the Governor of Nebraska, relative to a legislative act of the State of Ne braska. I am not willing to admit that it is before the Senate according to parliamentary courtesy until pre sented by a Senator from the State of Nebraska. I therefore desire to ask whether my colleague has official in formation relative to the ratification of the fifteenth amendment by the Legislature of our State? The VICE PRESIDENT.- The Chair doubts whether that is a nrivi- legeel question; but if the Senator fnnn Oregon yields, tho Chair will the ri-ht SeUatr from ebraska Mr? THAYER. I will state that vesterdav morning nf'rr th ram- mencementof the session I was called out for a few moments into the marble room by one of my constituents, ami on my return I found a dispatch lying on my desk from the Governor of Ne braska, announcing the ratification of the fifteenth amendment. I found also that during the few moments I had been absent a similar dispatch had been sent to the desk by the Senator from Massachusetts. I suppose in the absence of this-statement it might, perhaps, appear that the Governor had communicated with the Senator from Massachusetts. only, whereas the fact was that he sent his dispatch to Sena tors here ; and if he had supposed or expected it would be read from the desk I presume he would haveexpect ed the Senators from Nebraska to be the organ of carrying out his wishes It is not very likely, we presume, that our delegation will have cause to complain of apparent officiousness, since the above very transparent hint. . i .... County Assessor's Meeting. In the matter of a call by the County Clerk of Nemaha County, Nebraska, for the meet Ins of Precinct Assessors in and for said county. Be it remembered that on this day; February 23, 1S70, comes the Precinct Assess ors of Jiemaba county. Nebraska, pursuant to the several notices Lisued by the County Clerk of said county, and the following busi ness was had and done, to-wlt : On motion, Mr. J. B. Fisher, of Asyinwall precinct, v.aa chosen chairman, and Mr. L. C. Kiinsey. of Nemaha City precinct, as Secretary. The question as to equalization, after dis cussion", the following resolutions were adopted, viz: Rrtolved, That Peru, Nemaha City, Aspln wn!I end St. Deroiri shall- be assessed 'on an average 510 per aero : Brownville an averag, of $11 ; Lafayette. Washington and P.entons an average of $4 per acre; Glenrock, Lougla, and Bedford, 0 per acre. Concerning the personal property the fol lowing rates were adopted: That first class horses be assessed at $100. That eecond class horses be assessed at from eiOtoS.'A That first class work cattle, per yoke, be assessed at $100. That first class mules be assessed at $50 to $125. That second class mules bo assessed at $10 to $50. That cows be assessed at $10. That fat cattle be .assessed at 2J cents per pound. That stock cattle be assessed at from $5 to 25. That wagons be assessed at from $20 to $75. That carriages bo asses&cd at $20 to $200. .That hogs be assessed at 3c. gross. That slu-ey be assessed at 75c. each. ' ()a motion, tho meeting aujourneu, iae die. JOHN B. FiailEIt. Chairman. T. C. Kimsev, Sec'y. Dated February 2;;th, 1S70. The following is a list of the Precinct As sessors for this county, for which, anu ihc above, we are Indebted to County Clerk, Jas. M. Hacker, and his gentlemanly assistants Peru precinct, II. M. Mears. Glen liock precinct, Thomas Burrows. Lafayette precinct, C. BloJett, Washington precinct, Henry Hockmeyer. Douglas precinct. Win. Wutson. Brownvillo precinct, Jeremiah Marlotto. Nemaha City precinct, inoinas V. Kiinsey Asptnwall precinct, John B. Fisher. St. Deroiu precinct, John B. Weitz. Bedford precinct, Peter L'ryells. Bcuton precinct. Win. Wliidschefier, TO TKE PUBLIC. BKOWXV1X.LK, Nemaha Co., Nebraska, March 1, is7U. J To Ihe wholesale attack on the oiliciuls ol Nemaha county, in the Journal, (the Lincoln organ,) of February 2j, I answer for myself, and leave others to do the same, as, I believe, they are very capable of dolg. He says the delay ln the school money was caused, 1st, By addressing my requisition to N. C. Brock. This Is utterly false. I never sent a requisition, and did not know It was expected of me to do so. This is what I did do. I received a warrant on the .State Treasury, on January 15th, 1870, for $3,520 00. and "on the 13th enclosed It in a letter," the scribbler say ,;'. to N. C. Brock." Let us see what the ltegistcr of the post office says. Hear him: Kegisteued Letter, ) January lsth, Wu. J Received, a letter of George W. Bratton, ad dressed to James Sweet, fetate Treasurer, Lin coln, Nebraska. W. A. Pollock, P. M. In answer, I received this : Lincoln, January 20th, 1870. Dear ir: "i ours of the Lta received and contents noted, etc. Mr. llrock. Deputy Treasurer, is In New lork; he will be gone about three weeks. He will give the matter his immediate attention upon his return. Signed Joseph F. or T. Thompson, (I hardly know which,) Bookkeeper. Now, instead of this round-about way my Lincoln friend suggests,! should have drawn an order on the Treasury and paid it myself. The above system has not been inaugurated in Nemaha county, as yet, but, if the 'people consent, (and my Lincoln frleml will show uk how to do it,) we can make money by his system. At last I received this, when it was delayed until the interest on School land for 1870 was paid ln. Lincoln, February 22d, 1870. Received of George W. Bratton, Treasurer of Nemaha county, $3,42G 00, school fund In terest on school lands, due from said county, on account, for the year W0 Signed, James Sweet, State Treasurer. As I settle! with the State and paid over all their dues on Novemler 3, liM;9, for that year. which was as early date as any can show, I can not see where tardiness or neglect aj plies to me GEORGE V. BUATTO", Treasurer Nemaha county. Xemaha Connty School Fund-i. Mr. Editor: The statement herewith an nexed Is respectfully submitted for publica tion, showing the total amount of interest and principal collected by County Treasurer, as shown by receipts on file, from November 7, 18CS, to February 22d, 1S70. and paid over to Stute Treasurer; November 7. 1SV, per receipt 751..... $ Xi 91 !.". 1N7J. " li" 2CS H 25, - " 26 277 55 Au-'ust 13, " 124 1151 b November 3, " 21b" Zl 00 Kebruary 22, 1870. StW 312ti 00 $Sfill 2S Amount of State School Tax col lected and paid over, as per receipts on file: November 3, lGO.per receipt 214... 8 October 15. 4" 171 422 RI 222U 10 S2G51 91 Total amount of Teacher's fund pahl N trite. .- 112G3 22 The succeeding be-in? the entire amount of School Funds received from State Treasurer : November 10, 1868 - 3 B 91 May 1, 1So9 . I'M 80 February 22, 1370.... - 3128 00 S5H3 71 Balance rerr.alnln; In State Treasu rer's hands . j381 43 Tho toUowii) beinsr. am't of prin cipal on said of .School Lands in Ne maha couaty, Nebraska, and which hiw been paid over to su.te Treasu rer, as shown per receipt : November 7. l.per receipt 7C3 $9160 53 March l Is 24 jsirt C3 Ausast l;t, " " lXi. ar.V 80 Nov. 3, " " 215 314 00 814,906 41 Interest S3I50 .1 at 10 per cent, to Mar. 81221 40 181 50 106 50 10 46 " M at 11) per cent, to Mar. 1, WO iuJJlJ). at 10 per cent, to Mar. " 31 1 (MaT'lTpeTccn'Cto "iiar" 81009 S6 Interpol $31(50 53 at 6 percent, to Mar. 732 84 103 90 H7 90 6 28 " 1o'j !)' at 0 per cen t. to March 1, W;) . . ' 3(127 f-3 at tl per cent, to Mar. 1, WO " 314 x at (J per cent, to Mar. 1, WO $9C5 92 Showing an amount of total deficien cy between and 10 per cent. $643 94 JAMES M. HACKER. County Clerk. AN ACT regulating the Jurisdiction of Pro bate Courts in Civil Cases, 10 provide for Holding Regular Terms of toaid Courts, and To Provide for the Compensation of Pro bate Judges. SeCTioN 1. Be it enacted by the LeyitUilure of the ISttite of Nebraska, That Probate J uilges in their respective counties shaU have nnd ex ercise the ordinary powers and jurisdiction of a Justice of the Peace ln this State, and shall have concurrent Jurisdiction with the District Court 01 this Slate in all civil cases in any sum not exceeding three hundred dol lars, exclusive of costs and the costs of civil proceedings, and the costs relative to Justices of the Peace of this State ( where no special provision is inado by this act,) so far as in ineir nature applicable, tJiail apply to all civil proceedings oi the said Probate Court. . lioiUhd, However, that said Courts shall not have jurisdiction in any action for mali cious prosecution in actions against officer ior misconduct in othec, except where like Proceedings can be had before J ustices of the 'eace in action for slander or libei in actions on contracts for real estate in any matter wherein the title or boundaries of land may be in despute.or to order or decree the sale or partition of real estate. Section 2. And be U further enacted. That it shall be the duty of the Probate Judge in each county in this St.Lto to hold a regular term of Court, at the ollice of the county seat of his county, on the lirst Monday of each calendar month, foi the trial of such civil causes as may be brought before said Court. Section o. And be it further enacted. That in all civil cases, commenced under this act, wherein the same shall exceed one hundred dollars, it shall be the duty of the Probate Judge to Usue a summons, returnable on the lirst day of the next Term of said Court for the trial of civil cases, if there be ten days intervening between the issuing of said sum mons hjkI ti;e hist day of said Term, rn 1 if not, then to be made returnable on theil. -.t day of the next regular Term thertuncr, which summons shall be directed or deliv ered to the Sheriff, or 10 aliy constable of said county, and said sheriff or eoustablo shall serve the same upon the defendant or defend ants, as in other civil cases, at least ten days beore the return day thereof, and make re turn thereof on the morning of the day on which the same is made returnable, lVoi uLl, That when said summons bas not bt en served ten. days before the first day of said Term said cause shall be continued until the next regular Term of said Court.and shall then stand lor trial without further notice to the defendant. SEtTioN 4. And be it further enacted, That in ail civil cases commenced under this Act, before a summons is issued therein, the plain till, his agent or attorney, shall file a bill oi particulars, setting forth, iu ordinary and concise language, his demands. And thenle- fendant shall alo tile, on or before the com nnnceinent of the trial, any sct-olf or other defence lie may have. Section o. And be it further enacted. That each party may appeal Hum the judgment of tne court, or prosecute a petition in error to the .District Court in the same manner as now provided by law in cases tried and deter mined by Justices of the Peace. The amount of tho bond taken shall be double the amount of the jiuiment aud costs, and shall be ipprovt-d by the Probate Judge. section- 0. And be it further enacted. That any person against whom a judgment may be rendered under the provisions of this Act, on all sums exceeding one hundred dollars, may have stay of execution, as in like judg ments rendered in the District Court of this State, and upon the same conditions, and on ill sums ol over one hundred dollars, and un der the Siime as in Justice's Courts. Section 7. And be it further enacted. That the Probate Judge shall be allowed as com pensation lor their services the usual fees now allowed by law to Justices of the Peace, and the furl her sum of one dollar for each and every cause tried by said judge, as pro vided for by this Act. Section K. And be it furiherlenacted. That any person having a judgment rendered ln any Probate Court may cause a transcript to bo filed in the oliicc of the Clerk of any Dis trict Court In this State in the same manner as is now provided for by law for filing trau- MTipts lor Justice s tiocKets in said District Com t, and said transcript when so filed shall bea lien on real estate in the county orcouu ties where the same is filed. Section !). Ami be it further evicted. That either party may demand a Jury for the trial of any cause peuding ln said Probate Court, and it shall be the duty of the Judge to cause a jury to be selected, and summons, and in the same manner as is now provided bv law, for selecting juries by Justices of the l'e:ice. Section 10. And be it further enacted. That the Probate Judge shall issue executions on judgments rendered by said Court, directed to the siierlir, or any constable of the county, Tho shall proceed in all cases ns is now pro. vided by law governing executions issued by Justices of the Pence. Section 11. And be ii further enacted. That this net shall take rilect and be in force from and after its pjis.snne. Al'PKOVED, February S, 1370. DIED, At CfrniPK. Ilf lt County. Mo.. lYbrnarv in. isTn. Ot J-ever. I.ucv. fit Irst dul.izl.ter of A. ni! M.ir- gery tl. jicrry, aged A years, 'l months, uud I j days. Early, bright, transient, C'Lu-ste as morriiDif dew, fche simrk'ed, was exhaled. And went to Heaven. ADVJMiTISEJIllXTSI Iill'ROVED FOR 1S70. Premium Two-Horse With Uenxj Axles, Diamond Twisted bliovcls and 4-Fcet eefc Yoke. MANUFACTURED BY WEIR PLOW MOXMOUTJI, ILL. Weir's Cultivator bas not onlv stood the mui oiirhf yeurs, but is xniwing more and more oooular. It received the i 11 WT HONORS at the Illinois state air in 1-K7, and the Mi: DAL rREMIVlt at ihe St DoiiiK Fair in lv. where were over twentv-tive dif ierent Walkimr Cultivators in competition the riliST I'KEmVMKlUi llreat FieiJ Trial at St Douis i air. lv;i. ordered hvtl.e ot AKncuiture: JIK.sr at ttl District and ounty Fairs in lsii:. iurinit the eiu'rit verirs our Plow tiuhcon I. n,. market it has I'HO YKU II:j.J- JihI.lA y,A atail tim!ff, and where others fail it Eives universal tls faction. TllLV.t: AUK ttVk.lt .".i:)ii v .v It Cllltivutea the LTOI1T1.1 llo.Mn.r th.i ..It...'. Machine of tl.' kind, anu bv tttl Arrflf'trumonl (if ll.. joint it can be limd? to work as we!l aiter six vear's usngea.s when ti it put into the field. We have let ters irom inorer.iim a inotisKtid .'arrners. informinir us of its dtini'iiiity itnd itenernl .-ood ii:aliti and recommend it an the UhsT CCLTIVA TOH I V l.sk ' IT rOriSEES 3IAM AUVAST.UJES OVLU OTHKS (0U5 PLOWS: 1. It is so simple Unit it can be operated bv a boy .,- By means oi'a peculiar twist in the Dia.nond --novels, (u late imp improvement. l we avoid di uir prruurc, whether tin e shovels are set to throw dirt to or Irotu the corn 1. lly means of theevener, and the draft belne a direct line from the nantrs to the horsV on shoulders, the horses' necki. im well as the wheel.), 4. By menus of a nutent s.innre framn thlrnnt- les are held in an exact vertical nonition. therein kepii the Kiin'-s in the -tame iH.-titmn. mil i ru. venlinit that rock;mr motion so common with nth plows. One man will do the work of two u-ith frentar ease to h-rnvelf and liorst-3, and thus s:ivethe a,'es and board of a hired man, which is equal per month to the price of tlie inachine. b. It ls strong, duriihie. and with oroner mn nH'l list many years. EVERY PLOW WARRANTED after three days' iair trial, to give perfect satisac- 1:0-1 or uie money reiunuea. SHOP PRICE, sHJS. For sale hy J. I. TEBBILL, LOXDO N, tvan ortliins and J. II. Beason. Brownville; E. ! K.. grouty. I'eru ; J. S. Minick, Aspinwall; Wm. Biicley. Kami: I). (J. Zanders, Sanders Mills, in Nemaha I'ountv : and ca:i also bo had at Pawnee City and Tecumseh. B. e'11 U earnest;- desired that farmers trive this .fLtY a trial, as we are sure all who do. will be fell pleased With it. 'Zj-'im The St. Louis Express. Tla Mlssoari Vallej Kailroad. The train leuvint; llambnr Station at 10M a m. makes immntintr rnneetion at St. Joseph with the MI-SMOCK I VALLA T train at l:lu p m. I'a.ss-m;ers iftiiasi by thi.s route arrive in Leavenworth at i.vu d in : ia Kansas City at .j:uo p m ; and at St. Louis at am. Fast Time Xo 'lirht Chansres Hemnt Slef plntr tarn l ew Stops ( loseCnnuertloaf No Waitlnir aruBU'l Depots. :Tf f. 3 these advantages seoured by takinir the popular Missouri Valley Bail road at St. Joseph. Ket urni n ir.ti.e same connect ions are made, and pasen ,-ers leaving st. Louis at i. p m, arrive in St. Joseph at h.JO u ni, aial at Uamburx at L3op m. ...S.V;AXVchangecarsat the junction at St. Joseph. BUYXOUB TICKET ria MKXOCXI VALLEY KAILROAD! 2f Report for the wwi en(Jln FRIDAY, FEBBUAHY3 V, ' a-, !r ?cril enrolled V-" wio-ijr auemianre N umber of pupil absent... Number of h.Y.t day, absent nn?,?'5- N umber of pupils tardv nnecue(1 .luuiueroi Uilir dart oh-o..-. -y"'- oi varuiness... J7 Time lost by tardines. T 47 Number ca.esof truancy's" Urs-ir. Number cases of o:rrrpnngTnd'H'"hVr--- 1 Number casesw.f falsehood nho? .. N umber cases of profanity.?.'.' N umber cases of corporal punish 'iSZ ROLL OF HONOR. The following pupils have bn JrfPrf , recitation and deportment during the week r 5 WuU Carrie Slmrtz Hellen Cogswell Cora Cogswn Sarah Crosier Kddle Rich Emma Ueach Otha Morey Lizzie Lanhan Silas Kelly Charley Bealey Alice W!te -H-renceSjuith I oraMathew, Idle Saunders Jannie Arno.J -Matt le Lpcke4 Theresia i:aker Emma May fettle Tanner Ihe name of Charles T-o , . . v ""iu nar an peared on the roll of honor for the lag Friday Febuary 1L eccl- V. RICH. Price -'Fa!. PEitu prune school. ' Report of week end.'n2 FRIDAY, FEBRUABraj', JS70. No of pupila enroll! Average daily attendence Truancies tiuarreling Loses or corjmreal punishment 0 i-upiis inrdy ' ft 'a.es of Tardi"ns" - u n us u al iy "j o wearing . ROLL OF HONOR. Those whose conduct is pralsworthy Mary Williams tta Seena Vance h t-?X!L 1 ln Iela Vance ''. l?rC??Jr(TT Clarence fx, wry LS Herbert W. .Prouty -j Lyona There Is a considerable sickness among tb children. The fine weather Is pallicgth. larger boys out of school to the Spring rork Some of the scholars are so much interested ln their studies, they will scarcely tae Um to play. ISAAC BLACK. TewiUer JULIUS GILBEI1T, COUNTY SUAVE YOB, Post Oflice mUIrvnK, Clifton, Nemaha Co., Keb. To Ihe Stockholders or tht Bromllle,ri. Krarnej and 1'aciac Railroad Company. Notice is hen-by Riven that ten per centum of a Capital stock of the bronvliie. t ort K" r Pbt-Uic liallrotul Company, haviiii; bwn uNw:r'kL a mePtlnj? or the stock hoUI.-rs of the ,id ..o,,' will be held on the Mh ditv of .xpril lien t w o clock a. M.. at the i.tti.-e of the MaV.,r ot ihV fitr of Brownville. in Mcl'lienmn's liioY-k. in brvl vills. .Nemiiiial'i.iinty, Nebraska, lorti.e iurixw.,r choosing seven Directors of said Company u. tinue hi oflice until the tim Hied for rheannua" electiou. and untU their successors shall o chmtrn and qualified. uwu stockholders may attend either la person or by lawful proxy. ' Jno. McPhersou, K. W. Thomas, Wni. i:. Dover, Theodore Hi!!, Henry C. Lett, Koht. W. Furnas, Dated Marvli 1st, lsT'i. O. B. Hewetr. H. M. Atkinson. . J. I..Colliapi, K Worthin. T. W. lw;ir . ' A. 1. C'ociwt'lL LIST OF LETTERS Remaining In the IVxtofMr Rt Urownvillt f braitka, be seat to the Dead letter Otlice 'DK.-n. irnot caiied lor in one mouUL Adums M II I Unci ine w C Alexander W HaywixiC F Ames surah IC H;tie John lUaclc James P HolkinKiL rtartholemew J Il!ley 1 hct Ilrock Nmiry Hay no v 1'eter Cumphvll Murg Hertrmnn J J Clark T t Jackson It S Coiilt Leroy Jp..-,1j I'U-lep Derby Ch: Johnston Jose Z DunlapJi Ivinthorn (1 Kiliott Aniline I-rred C A r rerk-I.e A ( M.-n v- X. NeUoo Jimiah ' Oliver Mr lterhahr r X l:n Jacob Kaimer Mary PaUeton Jamw Keeve-m A rr."m hcynoliUI.il ri: heynoi:N J rtf SarttPiit A A Mieph-rT.Y Jbur Stow J J Mei h.ne A;:i Snyiler s Shie.iis l.v B strml Jjd, TiliesW .i (' Van m I H White Xirr ' YVllsoa A & r roM Kdwuru .ia.'-oii ;irreit It J -Vledun Ttll' Meek O.v X Mct'Hhe II 11 . M-C:ibe Tho Morvs Sophia Monger I- runic ;.tiem A W (iodrey Perry ionn Wiliinin ireenwwy H Y Hoidmu.'i J W Harmon Joe More l'arthena Moreneiot W ni HodL-kifison ( Persons callinir lor mivnf ij uhova l-trm will please suy ajverl.wd. ii. a. if)i.wk r. .v. JLUGAL XOTICKS. Leicl Notice. Phineas Jones, vs , Plaintiff. 1 Charles C. Kills, Defendant. ) . In th District Court. Xn.aha County, Nebraska, Speciiic Performance. Charles ('. Kills will tako notice thnf Phinwu Jones, oi the county of Nemaha, Slate of Nebraska, did. on the ''rd day of February. A. !., lsTu, tileli.s petKion in the D.strict Court iu'said countv. ntniti'.t tl:e said Charles C. Kllis, a tion-resuleat of'the .tal ol" Nebraskn. wherein Die said Jones a-ks ti ei--c-itlc l ertormance of a c.tr: ct tor the iinvniim by warranty tlttul. ,f the ii,liiwlnir - u-rb.-d Iai ils situated in Nemaha Countv. N r . to-nll: Be- .-innim; at the northennt corm ., the nr-i hif ol the south West tpiarter f ,se-t'.ni t-.ventv i jj ' town.-dilp live (."n. north of rioea sixteen ill. east: tlience south sixteen -H. vtU, thrw- south thirty dctrees ea-st, einhteen i is, t,A mid nf-te.-n ( !o) links, tlience ea.st thirtr-two ( ti v'n anl (10) links, tiience north forty-eu-ht mid miehalt -'i ietrrecs west, fortv one Mlt rods and eritht links, thence wejt thirteen ishIs to th plm-e of bo-' Kin ii in K. con tai uinu five acres, and priiviin-alvi fit in default of the su:d Kllis to make the -a dc'iivoy ance that a comriiiHioner boapointed hv tl. e ncd Court to make the Maine, and that t.'ie title Iu th said laiuls be quieted, and the rights of Hie .! plaintilT therein be established. And the said Charles V. Kllis is noti.'ifd that h is reiuirsl to appear uud answer ituul petition oo ot beiore the llth day of A ril, 17U. Dated February li, Is'.k PirrNF s JONR. Hin iTT t Nkw max, Att ys for Pl.'f. , iti Admiiili trator'a A' otic. To all persons interested: Nolle to hereby fi'n that James A. Tit'is, us Administrator of the entat' of Nathaniel ;. Titua, deceased, has tilisl i th otlice of the Probate Jude of Xmuba t'nun'y. State of Nebraska. hU account for tiniil eltinil as said AdminWtriitor. and that Kriilav the l'tn -lay' of March. A. l. 17, at th liourcf onronis k. r a. Is the time, and the sa;U os!;ce ot said Pr-.i ale Swigv the place, tor examining and allowing ttesan. A. W. Mi;iAN, Probate Ju Hk-vktt A Nkw man, Att'y for Ad;n. i Probate Notice. Notice is hereby -riven tht Nelw.n R. Plnr-- " filed his application in tlte Hrohnte t'ouri of Sm ha County, State ol' Nehrai-ka. to he appointed At mini.stratnr of the estate of Dun id Kruker late or said count r, decru.sed. and tliat Stiturdny tli 11 day ofjllarch. Is ilesiKiitel as Hie tune. ar;ii oi' ollice in Brownville as tne place, for heurn v-i determininit the siil npplicalfon, and the apjint- meniol said Admtnistritir. A. W. MO Hi JAN. Probate J'i!i' IlKWETT t NkiWXAN, Alt ). LEGAL NOTICE. To John N. Reynold, Non-RtilaU UefenUent I You will take notice that John I- C'ar""n t commenced an artinu aKainst you iu ihe l'i'tr;r Court of Nemaiiar countv, Nehraska, ln-rn.n t!m object and prayer of (lie petition In to .rtftin J hV- meui uK'iin.si yon lor the loUowlinc aniomiw. " inlerest Irom the time below stated, to-w it : f-''1." wilh interest from July 1st, !;. with inter est from Septtniher Jith. li".y, as due uy" to eral promissory notes. The nuisite ;!:!" '' ' init been tiled, an order of ai:a hnieiil h issued and the following has been allHhel 5"""" property. t.KWit : I.w is and Is, in hi'icK ft I" Brow n s addition to Brownville. N'eniaim 4.""': Nebraska, and .Nailu n N. Cri en lias been B"'''-" to appear and answer as catnisbee, all it:'."r put to Lim toucliiiitf your property and ""-"J ' " his ixrssesslon or under biscontrol. Yon ars rHn r . ed to plead answer or demur to olainliff n rti-cu on or before the J-tU dav of March. I l:', 17-U Atlori!ev lor Fiu-X THOMAS ac KKOAI'i PROBATE NOTICE. . Notice Is hereby irj ven to all wrsons whom l concern, that Andrew Shaf. r lias nia-Ieai'P''""'' . lo r" appointed Kiiardian of tiie nnn-r '"''"hM Macdalene Shai'er decease.1 : and ti.l lb c'-. " ' fiM.iinffflllial.t ..e M fc. u.t 1 O f l'-S- a;s the time, and the oi:ice of the Pri.UiW Ja u iuj, the place, of hearing said application and H'U inij a -ruardian. A. W. MO IU. AX. f 17-4t p.-riutii J-r!5- EST HA y yo TICLS. ESTRAY NOTICK. Taken np by the undersigned. J!vi::o.ie-ba:f ni- west of Nemaha City. Nemaha ConntJ. -""" on Kebruarv 1st. l.sTD. ona two year old re.1 --" ... i . , , t. . 1 ..-li,;,. a-r-i-Tii:. V -iW ' W HUP On DlIV. DUMi Ui Tn.J w Ia.it, an . spHi in foreh-Kiid, crop ciT ri lit car, anil an uiiuer '"TASS W.H.IT.KNini AGEOTS T7AIiTi:i ! To all Who Wat f:mployinent.-Were io prepared to fiirnUh employment to ail who , to niaka money easily, rapidly and repe.w j Business new, l!jht and protltab'.a. From F & f I per day can cartainly b made by any man man who pcwsses a particle of enen-y. o' can also to oonducted In the evening anu " -a, Thl U tn humitHfi. aio! to poiu inc- y-ui desire permanent and proniabie eniol. to the undrsii-ned. w no wi.l lorward yoo it. w particulars and valuable sausple, wli.cn commence work on. ,()KIAX .t U- p. o. nox, ssi. il:u', IO VJ-3m ' PHELPS HOUSE. .. Opposite the rpot, PHELPS ClTVrMO, V. M. STEVEN'S. Pioptum, A Rood accommo.1ations njl good o fibred as ran be had In Oie H. " 9 " " i l J 1 t i ' 1 I r i I ii : T; ; . t ; 4. I . ic u.' v' t