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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1870.
"AXOTHEU MAX 1XSUI.TED BY THE
GOVERNOR OF NEI1RASICV.
uTriio man occupying the position of
Governor of this Htntf, has perpetrat
ed another outrage, and offered an
other deliberate insult to a highly re
spectable citizen of this State. But-i
ler has invited Rev. J. B. Max field o'fjj
Plattsmouth. one of the Regents m
Uie .State University, to resign his po
sition. For this insult the Governor
can offer no apology. Mr. Maxfidld'
has in no wise been in the Governor's
way. The only reapon for this istlfat
Mr. Max field is an honest man, antf
lJutler wished to fill his place veffii
gotno one of whom he can make
tool to aid him in rascally designs
The fact is this high-handed man'ha1
carried hi" corruption and vindictive
no? to ?uch n pitch, that it become
the people of this State, irrespecti '
-of party, to rally, and show the ba
Irian who is abusing the confiden
the people have reposed in him, th
"there is a God in Israel." This in
fiolent man should be taught that
cannot thus trille with the cducnti
nl Interests of the State.
' The same letter was received by 3
,i
Maxfield as by u. The following is
his reply: i ,
Pr.ATTSMorm, Ni:n., Qct.2
iron. JJavid JMttcr :
Pkah Sik Yours of the 2th ii
requesting 1113' resignation as a m
ber of the Board of "Regents of
Agricultural College and State "
L
n-
h
ii-
;
verity, is hefore me. I1 or rer
satisfactory to myself, I most re
fullv decline to comnlv with vo
ct-
IX
lite rcqiH'st. Tlie jiower that t
can unmake, hence my lefus
not embanass the action of the I
or "injure the interest of oil
in the State." The ancient R
.k
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.ti.
:V 1
thought it the highest nobility t jo. li
mit suicide, and the Tycoon h! I t
mits nllieials who have oflfcndr I m
perform hari-kari, but (that '
neither a Roman or a Jap will ;i; .ir
when I inform your hxcolien- ''t
I much prefer the Ux of the liwui--inaii,
or the noose of the thug, 'c the
rojie of the suicide.
I am, truly yours,
J. IJ. Max field, Rcgenr.
AVill Butler consider that a rrig
hation V
ThiOnbf IntelHvrenm we ha of
lutclligcnvo we
David Butler, the great friend of 'du
ration in Xebruska, he was disois
H the question of the Boar J of Re
gents over a "flowing bowl.'' Bounti
ful guardian of the crtTfetftima! and
agricultural interests f XcbTVa!
-. '
We have been sUrn ln, m for
"igiiHtuves, asking tlw lK -i.'iire to
change the boundaries of N 'inaha
and Johnson counties, b using a
hntf township off the west -jideof Xe
maha and ading it to the -t -ido of
Johnson. We lo not kn w to what
extent it has been cimilat d, or what
success it has met with i ttaining
pignaturesi We sjttnk ,br ourself,
howover, and enter or pi jtcst against
ntul such move. A ':.f town-hip
W:is once taken from this t unity on
the west, unjustly; nd if 0k county
lines are again to Itc dlst'irtted, we
hhall insist on restoratioa in place of
ftirtlier depletion.
Sol. Miller, editor' .t the White
Cloud (K:.) Chirf, h:4s Ix 1 nomina
ted by the Repaol'eaiJS s 1 candidate
Tor the State Senab- T.iere is no
nttre "level head' ' Kinsas than
Sol's. He has- had Vgslativc ex
periunce, and, like all other Republi
can Editors, will mr.'-' a number one
Legislator. He lays forii his plat
form in the Chirf, a:: '. iinong other
things, Says he is " ;,i favor of ex
pending nttu cy to onjet buildings,
which the imagli 'ive manageis
estimate will be iuvPtsary a couple of
centuries from non-
A corresK.
(Iowa) Rcpubtih
mout, in thfafftJ
montcr wishes t
he can take a tr
?md pay four do
City road, gc
pay two dollar
f the Xew'on
1 riling from Fre-
ivs: "If a Fre-
' to Council Bluffs,
' ia the U. P. road
' ' ', or on the Sioux
. .1 iles further, and
" 5 ninety cents. We
ed.Hercncc exists in
if frei-ht."
presumethe
regard to u
'The Indi
church at
tnents $
land dim-RcpublU-kins
vt'
"MieajW!
crs Poll
Will fv i
fixiu.'
no Congregational
' sre making arrange-
- ashinned Xew Eng-
l i local of the Omaha
r Aunt Tabitha Per-
, and tlrcre Will be
" Is," and her daught-
Jetsy .lane and Rliody
uets with "chicken
A SJU
dorsu w f,
liundrwt' ui
When e
' 1XDREW .IOIINSOX.
hat Gov. Butler has a
and that he means to
" man Wive fails to en-
";'" of spending one
1 Jiflv tliniiv.ind dollars.
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"u- only provides for one
th .i:uni'!
buj4lrr
T o-edibjy informed that Gov.
'' r w ill, invite all the Un-
"Wilts to resign who op-
h scheme of violating the
Bu3
tyer.
pose
n
JMKi
on and laws of the State for
b
n-as acting Governor. If he
power to dismiss all such
h
me
'w lid be no Board of Regents.
?
j 'hell Creek lion isstill running
p' 'n loose. The Platte Journal
J2tf destroyed two calves for Mr.
, IKx1' and two for Mr. Hoys. Sixty
"' re out on the hunt last Satur-
. j". i-nt failed to catch him, They'll
lFc get our Brownville hunting
'ab 'iV. T. Bell, captain, after him.
, q,. 2. & r. K. R. Co.
. , .nformed by A. P. Cogs-
on of this city, who is one of
. actors of the Q. M. & P. B. B.,
h lmsjust returned from a
ju .f tlie Board at Quincy, that
jbTupany are making arrange
s f , push the work from this end
; ad. The grading is tdready
,J( d from Brownville to Phelps,
ir will be put down, and the
,tock on as soon as it can be
f tg
and
inr
th.
met
of .
CO'
ar i
A proposition will be submit-
Me voters of Atchison Counly
L'eneral election on Tuesday
3 make such changes in the
and township aid, as will
the Company to go on grading
,.inpleting the road to Rockport,
11 fl,,.r,,n 'PI10 rn-wl f-nnl
,11 further east. 1 he road Lom
city t Phelps will be in running
shortly, and it is not only desi-
. hut actually necessary, thatreg-
trains be running to this place
1 Tliclps; not only to the bank of
river opposite us, but that facili-
r
rr
u
,l,e afforded for crossing cars into
This must be done. The B.
r
I
r
rcity.
K. & P. Co., and
the Q. M. fcP.
must see to this.
the voice op the people.
,Vc could fill our paper with private
iters we are constantly receiving i"
, lation to Gov. Butler's course tow-
, ,1 us in fhe Reirelicv matter. We
cive one or two extracts, .simply to
.how what the feeling is among the
prpplc. We omit, of course, names
aid dates in publication. The letters
sin be seen if desired.
A gentleman who has heretofore
been a very warm friend of the Gov
ernor writes :
'! Cod. R. W. Fltkxas : Your card
received. The Governor has shown
, his ears. Turn to Job XX : G and 7,
for consolation.
Yours,
Job XX :
G. "Though His Excellency mount
up to the Heavens, and his head reach
unto the clouds:
7. "Yet he shall perish forever, like
his own dung ; they who have seen
him shall say, where is he?"
Our friend might, with propriety,
have included in his reference, also
theoth.Sth and 9th verses of the
same chapter.
Another gentleman of the first
standing in the State, writes : "I
was greatly astonished and grieved at
the letter of Gov. Butler to you. Do
not resign ; don't surrender the place.
The State and the people want your
counsels there. I sincerely hope wise
counsels will prevail with our Gov
ernor." Another: "Gov.- Butler, in my
opinion base:'' hi oicn throat by his
request."
It is intimated that Kiny David
will not wait for Tipton's shoes in the,
U. S. Senate. That is too far off;
and the party will never live that
long in Nebraska. Besides, he has
no love for Omaha ; and would as
soon decapitate Thayer as Furnas.
"Things is working" we are not at
liberty to state our discoveries. But
tha' Senator.-hip is yet "for sail "
Xibnibfca CU.ij Times.
We have it from pretty good au
thority that "King David" had ar
ranged that one of his "fuglemen"
should, on the first day of tho next
Legislature, introduce a Joint Reso
lution informing Senator Tipton, that
he 7)ai'icZ would "be pleased to re
ceive" his "res-'gnation." Perhaps,
however, as the Governor's resigna
tion billet-doux have not been re
sponded to "worth a cent," this idea
may tic abandoned, and the plan is
now to "go for" SenatnV Thayer's
"old shoes."
ig -Cm
HOW THE PRESS AND PEOPLE
LOOK AT IT.
Xot a single paper in the State, nor
individual, so far as wo know, has of
fered a Wrtrd sustaining Gov. Butler's
course toward the Regents of the State
University. All the State Journal,
his personal organ, says is : "Wc will
guarantee that when the proper time
comes Gov. Butler can give good and
sufficient reasons for his action in this
matter."
The Pawnee Tribune his "next
nearest friend," says :
"It seems that his Kvccllcnct con
siders tho services of Col. Furnas in
the office above mentioned as ineffi
cient. We confess that we had learn
ed to regard the Colonel as one of the
foremost Agricultural men in the
State. This might be, however, and
vet he might not be an active and
useful member of the board of Re
gents. The Governor is uounuess in
possession Ot laCIS WUlCll unaun: mm
to see his duty clearly. Y'ct we are
not sure but that, in this, he has made
a mistake. We await further devel
opments" A. Schocnheit, the candidate who
did'nt beat Judge Hewett for Dis't
Att'v. wrifos n vcrv sham let'er to
.-,-- ...-,,
the Democrat of this nlace. which
that paper not publishing, appears in
the Falls City Journal. He uses
"uupurty" words and calls our
neighbors down street "dirty liars
and cowardly sneaks." Xow, Augus
tus, keep cool ; "don't fret the cattle."
Read Gov. Butler's "Thanksgiving
Proclamation." It "covers about all
the ground." The Grv. might have
"spread himself a little more, how
ever, and added, with as much pro
priety as some points he inserts :
"That I have been re-elected Gov
ernor of Nebraska on my pcrsdnal
popularity."
"That State University Regents
don't resign worth a cent."
The German Aid Society, of Eng
land, presided over by Queen Victo
ria, has so far collected more than
$1,300,000 in gold for the German
wouudedt
i
A COLONY FOR. TIIEj WJEST.
Next-ivonfc Col. J.D.NiOEfedmps'b'Dfr
his two sons, J. Ballard, J7 EUis, ?
Burg and a number of others from
the vicinity of Aspinwall, in this
county, start West for the purpose of
'opening up n settlement in some one
of the new counties west of us. Col.
Tompson is an "old settler" in the
true sense of the term. We found
him here, when we come, fifteen
years ago. It may be
has made "pioneering"
well said he
a profession.
Now he makes another "start for the
West."
We arc not In possession of the
reasons that led Gov. Butler to ask
the resignation of Col. Furnas and
Rev. J. B. Max field as Regents of the
OUllu vjuncjciKjr. ill mu UUbUUCe Ol
illformation to Ulje Contrary,i-the act
will be attributed
to personal spite,
and in that view will prove prejudi
cial to the Governor. Omaha Repub
lican. We can put the Republican "inpos
session of the reasons that Jed Gov.
Butler to'ask the resignation of Col.
Furnas and Rev. J. B. Max field, as
Begents of the State "University."
We refused, and voted in the Board
against an excess of expenditure to
erect the building, beyond that made
bv law. Gov. Butler has given this
Lis his reason, since invitations were
fc to us to rcsjcn.
The Fremont Tribune copies the
correspondence between His Excell
ency and ourself relative to the State
University Regency, and says :
"From our knowledge of Col. Fur
nas ho was one of the most active and
competent Regents on the Board, and
until we know more of the matter
must believe that Gov. Butler is vis
iting the sins (?) of Tipton and Ne
maha county on the head of Furnas.
We do not believe in the right of any
politician to use the power the people
have placed in his hands for the pur
pose of rewarding only those who sup
port his claims, or the oppression of
those who oppose him in a manly,
straightforward manner. If tins is
the way our State administration is
to be run for the next two years, we
suggest that a crown be woven of
bull's horns and pig-tails, and that
next winter the Legislature crown
King David I."
OBTUSENESS INTENSIFIED.
The pseudo embodiment of the ed
ucational and agricultural interests
of the State, claims, we understand,
that his recent election was the result
of his jicrsonal pojmlariiy ! As Ben
ton used to say : "Great God !"
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Tiik Ciirc.vGO Weekly Rdpuddi
cax, under its new managament, is
one of the largest and cheapest week
lies in the Union ; fresh and spicy in
its news ; bold, honest and independ
ent in its opinions, and full ot rename
markets. Single copies $I.oO ; twen
ty copies or more, $1 per year. We
have made arrangements to club it
with the Aavcrliscr, and wi.'l furnish
both papers for $,".
A storm in Kansas and Missouri on
Saturday night last, caused a land
slide on the St. Joe and St. Louis
Railroad, near Plattsburg, Mo., which
detained trains for several days. It
also damaged the Kansas Pacific to
some extent, ami caused delays on
the Missouri Pacific.
Hon. J. S. Morton, D. J. McCann
and Robt. Lorton, of Nebraska City,
have been appointed by the County
Commissioners of Otoe county to con
fer with the Directors of the Omaha
and Southwestern Railroad company,
relative to running that road down to
Nebraska City.
Sol. 'Miller of the White Cloud
Chief says of Gov. Butler s invitation
to the Editor of the Advertiser to re
sign his position as Regent of the
State University:
This exhibition of spleen is unwor
thv of a man occupying his position ;
anil the extent to which it is being
carried, approaches the extreme de
gree of littleness.
Gov. Butler during the late cam
paign indulged in a sterotyped com
plaint that this State imposed on him
the duties of from twelve to fifteen
Governors. Will the next Legisla
ture relieve him of some of those du
ties? Wc believe it will !
Who knows but that Gov
Butler
m:iv make invitations to "resign"
so
fashionable and popular
that some
body's "chickens may come home to
roost ?" "You can't, most always tell
without you bet; and, sometimes, not
then."
J. M. Washburn, formerly an em
ployee at the Nemaha Indian Agency
in this State, has been appointed
agent for the Whetstone Agency Da
cotah Territory. He is a deserving
gentleman.
The New Y'ork JTcrald says that
Senator Morton and Gen. Thayer
dined with the President, by invita
tion, a few days since. It is thought
the English missiou was a topic as
well as the dinner.
What a noble heart that must be
that thumps against, the vest of Gov.
Butler! Educational fellow ! Agri
cultural too ! How it yearns for the
dear people !
Coal has .been discovered on Shell
Creek, this State, south of Columbus,
and :i shaft Is? being sunk.
The Platte Valley Independent says
work will begin on the bridge at Grand
Island this week.
Polk county, in this State, litis been
organized;
THE NEBRASKA TRUNK KAIL-
i2 iti f!4 ,
hx v-.
tHYtjjereseeins now utua iair pros-
nection. Joy and other "'capitalists
have swallowed up the moneyless
companies which have , hitherto 'laid
claim to the right of way ovpr .th,e
route, and we are led to believe 't'hat
anything like liberal aid on tho part
01 iNeorasKa uuy will insure us the
road. Every county along the .line
has signified its readiness to extend a
helping hand, and all eyes are turned
upon Otoe awaiting her decision in
the premises. While it is true that
we have been crrosslv swindled, in
both city and county, it cannot be
considered wise to shut our eyes and
hands while more enterprising com
munities control public enterprise to
our material disadvantage. If we ex
pect much we must expect to do 'our
part toward securing it. " "The gods
help those who help themselves,"
was never more clearly proven than
in railaoad matters in western com
munities. With advantageous and
numerous railroad connections, Ne-
braskaCity lids a brilliant career be
fore her, but a lethargy, at this par
ticular juncture, mav doom us to be
in all future, what we are now. It is
true we have a flourishing little city,
but who is there among us so far gone
as to be contented to sit down and
look forward to nothing ? We hope
the number is small.
Where are Hawkes, Dillon, Mc
Cann, Ware, Sweet, Nuckolls, and a
hundred other wealthy men, who can
double the value of their long lists of
real estate, bv securing one or two ad
ditional railroads? Let them step to
the front with their capital and enter
prise and see that no opportunity is
lost, whereby we can secure the build
ing of any railroad to Nebraska City
Many western towns have slept
over good prospects until they vanish
ed, and men accounted wealthy be
came poor thereby, and as there is a
tide in the affairs of western towns
and communities which taken at its
flood lends on to greatness, we should
be vigilant and watchful, turning to
our advantage every circumstance,
wnetner small or great, ana tne ag
gregate result will be eminent suc
cess. JVcbraska City Chronicle.
RAIL ROAD COMBINATION.
Consolidation of the Omaha and
Southwestern, and the Nebraska
Trunk Rail Road Lines.
Recently the authorities of the
Omaha and Southwestern Rail Road
Company have been in communica
tion with Mayor Dillon and other
citizens of Nebraska City upon the
subject of bringing that road to Ne
braska City, via the rich and fertile
valley of the Weeping Water. The
route, as proposed, would be from the
Omaha junction on the B. & M.
Road in Nebraska, Southwestern'
through the central part of Cass
county, and would enter the valley
of North Weeping Water at or near
its source. It is a practical and a
profitable road. And then the South
western railroad being completed to
Nebraska City during the next twelve
months, could be continued to
Brownville, Rulo and White Cloud,
Kansas, forming at the junction with
the St. Louis and Atchison railroad
and thus giving to us a continuous
unbroken lino of railway to St. Louis.
Nebraska City Chronicle.
The story of an old French officer,
coming to redeem a relic of his mar
tial days, is thus told by a correspon
dent writing from Vaux :
We had just finished dinner, and
were smoking the post-prandial ci
gar, when an orderly came in to say
that a Frenchman desired to speak
with the Commandant of Vaux.
"Monsieur le Commandant," said he,
"and Messieurs les ofneors, I beg of
you to bestated ; and if Monsieur le
Colonel will grant me a few moments,
I will not detain him long." A chair
was immediately handed him, when
he continued: "Monsieur le Colonel,
I am, as you perceive, an old soldier
of France, although I am sorry to
say that 1113 years and my hard ser
vice compelled me long since to rc
Iinguish my profession and to retire
to this peaceful village of Lorraine,
not too far off for me to hear the rev
eille and retreat borne to me morning
and evening from Met., and remind
ing me of days gone by, My poor
country is in your hands. I am too
much of a soldier not to respect or
ders. I had the proclamation brought
to me that the inhabitants ttf Vaux
should at once bring all their
arms to the guard-house. Mine
consisted of a fowling-piece and
a dagger. It is on the subject of this
dagger shat I now come to disturb you
Gentlemen, you all know how au'old
soldier prizes the relics of by gone
glory, or the presents of some dear
comrade who has fought and died by
his side. I come to claim your for
bearance and your kindness in such
a cause. That dagger was givon to
my father by the F.:r.pcror Napoleon
I. on the bloody field of Au&torlitz. I
nave worn it at my side in many a
hard-fought action, and now I seesn
to miss my old comrade from the nail
where he used to hang, and 1 come
to beg you to give the old soldier a
memento that to you is useless, but
that serves to remind him of comrades
dead and gone, of hard fought fields,
and lonely bivouacs. Iff have asked
too much, excuse the trouble I have
given you in l'stening to my story;
but if it is possible for you to grant
my request, accept the thanks of an
old soldier who, like you all, ha
fought and bled for his 'country." I
need hardly add what was the sequel.
An orderly was immediately dis
patched for the much-prized dagger ;
the old French gentleman smoked a
cigar and drank a glass of wine ; and
when his much-prir.ed weapon was
returned to him by the Colonel, a
tear glittered in his eye, as he drew
up his tall figure at tho door, and
with a "Dieu voue benisse, Mes
sieurs!" lie bowed and left us.
The Brownville Advertiser informs
us that Nemaha county lias voted a
donation of $150,000 to the Trunk rail
road. Why does not Nebraska City
move in this matter? It is the most
important interest we lme at stake,
as we have frequently said ; and with
out this river line, we shall be "cab
ined, cribbed and confined" by rail
roads all around us, and rival towns
and trades will spring up at our ex
pense. Let our capitalists and busi
ness men look to it while they have
friends up and down the river. We
want connection with St. Louis as
well as Chicago. JSTcb. City Times.
Miss Pusej a niece of Col. Pusey,
of Council Bluffs, was among the
number lost by the sinking of the
Cambria.
pq9BJpijJue,,early couatructlout.of the
Trunk' mi'toad, whlcJj will gjlye efwrt
ern Nc'briiska'h, difoct'S Iouis con-
Common JP.lirnses In the far Wtt.
In, a mining camp in California,
wlieh a mdn tenders vou a "smile."
ruvltes ybtf'to take a "blister," it is
etiqefcfcc- taoyj'here'si hoping your
Wl"wB"tt W V' i,xm
Washoe,
you to toueii.slai6isfand a'ayj' "herb
tired barrels, old salt.'' But "brink
hearty" is universal. This is the or
thodox reply the world over. In San
Francisco, sometimes, if you offend
a.man , he proposes to take off his
coat, and inquires, "are you on it?"
If you are, you Can take off your
coat, too. In Virginia City, In former
times, the insulted person, if he were
atrue man, would lay his hand gent
lyon his six-slidoter, "is he heeled ?-'
But in Honolulu; if Smith ofiended
Jones, Jones asks (with a rising in
flection on the last word, which is ex
cessively aggravating), "How much
do you weigh?" "Sixteen liuidrcd
pounds and you ?" "Two tan to a
dot ; at a quarter past eleven this
forenoon ; peel yourself you're my
blubber." The sentimental method
of asking a person to drink is in the
formula, "suppose we shed a tear."
The operation, strange as it seeing,
is i identical with "taking a smile."
There is a frequent toast in some plac
es wnicn seems to contain considera
ble truth, viz. : "Well, here's anoth
er nail in my coffin." On the Missis
sippi river they fake a very practical
view of the ceremony, and say to
their friends, "Y on't you come and
wood up?" Thus implying that
strong potations supply the fuel of
life. In cholera times, a false notion
prevailed that imbibitiod would pre
vent one from taking that disease,
and a popular style of invitation was,
"Let's disinfect." This may as well
be offset by a mention of the west
ern bar-room salute, "Won't you hist
in some pizen?" The last form, how
ever, is almost too strictly correct and
literal in its character to be appro
priate in this article.
Useful Inform ntipn.
How to lay off a square acre of
ground: Measure 209 feet on each
side, and you will have a square acre
within an inch.
Contents of an acre. An acre con
tains 3,810 square yards.
Measure of distances A mile is
2S0 feet, or 1,700 yards in lengtlu
5,-
A latliom is u teet.
A league is 3 miles.
A day's Journey is 33 miles.
A palm is 3 inches.
A span is 10" inches.
A space is 3 feet.
Barrel measure A barrel of flour
weighs 1!KJ pounds.
A barrel of pork is 200 pounds.
A barrel of rice is GOO pounds.
A barrel of powder is 2o pounds.
A firkin of butter is oG pounds.
Bushel measure The following are
sold by weight per bushel :
Wheat, bonus and clover seed, GO
pounds to the bushel.
Corn, Rye and flax seed, 50 pounds.
Buckwheat 52 pounds.
Barley, 4S pounds.
General Thayer, during his nearly
four years service in the United
StatcsScnate has made for himself
an enviable reputation. In the troub
lous times of Andrew Johnson's Ad
ministration his position as a Repub
lican was never questioned, nor were
there any doubts entertained as to his
Votes upon the leading issues of the
hour. His labors for the peoplfi and
the interests of his own State have
been unremitting, and we are glad to
see that they are properly apprecia
ted. In earnest and cordial support
of the Administration of President
(rant he is not behind any of his
compeers in the Senate, and it is per
haps unnecessary to add that Sena
tor Thayer possesses the entire confi
dence of the President. In the great
military campaigns of the West,
which resulted in breaking the back
bone of the rebel confederacy, Gene
ral Thayer was among the ablest and
most efficient commanders under
Gen. Grant. Washington Chronicle.
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A Promising Boy. A certain
Judge while attending court in a
shire town, was passing along a road
when a boy was just letting down the
bars to drive some cattle in.
His father stood in the door of his
house, on the opposite side of the road,
and seeing what his hopeful was do
ing, shouted out:
"John, don't you drive them cattle
in there; I told you to put them in
the pasture behind the house."
The boy took no notice whatever of
the remonstrance, and his father re
peated the. order in a louder tone, 1
without the least effect, ami the third
time gave positive orders not to drive
the cattle in there.
The son didn't deign to look up,
and disobeyed the parental injunc
tion with a cootness which positively
shocked the judge, who looked at tho
culprit, said, in a tone of official dig
nity :
"Boy, noirt you near your
father
SpCiMVill l. Ju.
"Oh, y-a-as," replied the boy, look
ing at the judge, "but I don't mind
what he savs. Mother don.t neither,
and 'tween" she and I we've about got
the dog so he don't."
The "Macart" circus, that showed
in Brownville sonic weeks ago, gave
an extra performance at Humboldt,
not set down in the bills. In the
first act one circus man smashed an
other's jaw. Then appeared the City
M-nrctinl nmi was driven off by the
eircus folks. The entire army
A'Kiik'iim - --- - -
imvv of Humboldt was then
iiitn station, and fourteen of theshi.w
men were arrested. Six were fined,
and, not having the sheckels where
with to pay, were sent to jail, where,
for all we know, they yet remain.
Topcka Record.
g"
Rkmkdy foii Rheumatisms A
negro who had a severe attack of
rheumatism, which finally settled in
his foot. He bathed it, he rubbed it,
and swathed it, hut all to no purpose.
Finallv, tearing away the bandage,
he stuck it out, and with a shake of
his fist over it, he exclaimed : "Ache
awav, den.olc feller, ache away; I
shan't do lUtilin more for yer; this
chile can stan it as long as 3-011 ken."
Horace Grccly lately visited a west
ern town where swearing is punished
by a fine of twenty-five cents for each
offence. Some one stole his umbrella
and put a litter of kittens in his old
hat, and. by compromising the mat
ter, the $200 he got for his lecture just
paid for his swearing and four dollars
over.
wueu-you are requested to Vput Tinna,
blast;" or invited to take your "reg
ular ptilson'etfvVae'tter' admonishes
uupuig you'i scriKe itTicn iff tne tow- .teC'naru.eauvnwor-k from, oner year
er evei." And in jtionoiulu,. when ,ena to the .other they .find themselves:
your friend the whaler asks you to at fhd end'offl'ieH'eaf just vih'erc'tney
takea'!fiU"iwith hiih,' it is simply started-frbm. TliepricejoT firmfd
etiquette tosay. "hero's eighteen bun- ducts are; high, -tho farmer TeoMia-
I . --r -m ' " "I.' -.- 1 f -1- -. -.!. 1"?--- .
PAYJSG J? AJMIJNG. t t
fwo things are true of fawners, its a
class. 'But few of them eve'r, come" to
actuarSvnhtt-and but few eVer attain
to cre'at wealth. Probably mm bUsi- r
ness affords so sujs.ani avenue of sqp-
Xort, ana tnis. is,no Bniaij 4ci)nsiuera
tfo'n in these days of .fluctuations., 'T!ue
mhibritff of farmers feel that farming,
is perpetual slavftrykhecanso that? af-
s
micat, sens me uest. ot everyining,
denies himself and family is up early
and, late'antT' Just Keeps his head
above water.' We - think this is a
truthful picture oL'tho majority f
farmers. A, few JHe Jqu Johnspn,
of Geneva'New York,,rise gradually
from this condition to one of abuiv
dant'wealth. r'Whafmakc&'Hhe dif
ference, between 'tihesfe tWQiclassesj"?
Vi (inswr tlinf. in nvorc nHM.il,o
differcmce'is ?iard wprft. TheCuajw
ty of formers' tread rigM on in t'hebl'd
paths regardless of themhiense im
provements that have "been made in
modern agriculture, improvements
as important ag "the application, of
steam in mechanics braille' loom4 in
.manufacturing, SupposU' li'matiunfc-1
turer disregardiug the face ot the
loom should 'attempt to makettjnth
as our grandmothers made it? 'why
he could not come into competition at
all with other manufacturers anil
would lose ground. He, would sta.d
in just the position that thousands of
farmers oecupyL who ignore the
modern improvements in the culti
vation of the soil. We are-aware that
the information necessary to the far?
mer has been locked up in many,
costly volumes written in a "scientific
language that the farmer did "not un
derstand, but this difficulty Had "now
been overcome and tho whole 'subject
has been reduced into one ordinary
sized Volume. Written ir tliQ.plaincgt
most practical manner; (it is entitled
"Jlow to make tho Farm Ray." This
volume treats of every subject- in
which tjie farmer is interested.
The first chapter treats of drainage,
as the fnundatioh of all improved cul
ture, and gives plain practical rules
for all the operations of drainage.
The second chapter treats of plow
ing, showing when, where, how, and
what to plow.
The third chapter is upon manures,
and is one of the most interesting ami
valuable we have seen ; it shows just
how and where the manure goes to
waste, and I10W sit a very trifling ex
pense the manure can be doubled in
quantity, quality and value. There
aro also full directions for the pur
chase and use of commercial fertili
zers after the most has been nfade of
what every farmer has at hand. This
chapter if "read, and its directions fol
lowed, would surety double the wealth
of every farmer mien years. Chap
ter four treats of the purchase, use
and care of all Farm Implements.
Chapter five of the cultivation of
grain. Chapter six of grasses and
hay mrking. Chapter seven of root
crops; anil chapter eight on special
crops and the rotation of crops. This
chapter gives the latest information
on the cultivation of cotton, rice, to
bacco, flax, hemp, hops, beets for su
gar, &c, &c, Chapter nine to
twelve incluzive, treat of domestic
animals, breeding, raising, care, man
agament, and feeding, and particu
larly of all 'diseases of domestic ani
mals with plain, simple remedies.
No man who owns a single animal
can afford to be witnout the informa
tion contained in those four chapters.
Chapters thirteen to eighteen treat of
tne cultivation ot large anti small
fruits, showing how millions of acres
of now almost profitable lajids: may
be. made to yield large and paying
crops, how every farmer may make
200 to $G00 per acre from apples or
grapes. The young men who read
these chapters and commence farm
ing on these principles will not. be
the poor plodders their predecessors
have been. Untold wealth is in store
for those who catch the ideas and
spirit of this book. Chapter nineteen J
treats of the planning and building of
farm buildings. Chapter twenty of
Market Gardening and Farmer's Gar
dens. Chapter twenty-one of various
miscellaneous items, as fences, farm
laborers, forest trees, itc, cCc. Chap
ter twenty-two contains nearly three
hundred choice receipts for cooking,
preserving, &c, and the last chapter
gives the symptoms and remedies for
the ordinary diseases of children and
adults, with direction for preserving
the health, and other matters of in
terest. We think we are justified in
saying that so much information of
usetothefarmerisnotto.be had for
ten times the price any where else.
The book, as the reader will notice
from the description in our paper,
lias one hundred and forty illustra
tions, which we have neither time or
space to describe.
We say buy this book if you wish
to learn the secrets of Paying F.arm
inir. Sec advertisement in
another col
umn.
Tho will of the late Miss Harriet
Holland, lately admitted to probate at
Philadelphia, makes the following
charitable bequests: $15,000 to the
Pennsylvania Bible Society; $15,000
for the use of disabled Presbyterian
ministers; $20,000 to the Board of
Church Extension of the Presbyte
rian church ,$5,000 to the Old Men's
Home, of West Philadelphia; $12,000
to the Tenth Street Presbyterian
church; $4,500 to the Theological
Seminary at Princeton, New Jersey;
$0,000 to the American Sunday School
Union ; $7,000 to the Board ot'Foreign,
and $12,000 to the board of domestic
misions of Ihe Presbyterian church;
$5,000 to the Philadelphia home for
blind women ; $15,000 to thePhiladel-
y andl phia branch of Women's Union Mis
orderedl -jionarv Society of America, and a
furt hea liJjtK'u -,or llc UbU ol snssuneu
ministers.
A Siia'KK Ck at I.E. The Mayoress
of Chester (England), Mrs. Dickson,
has, in 'accordance with an old custom,
been presented with a silver cradle,
she having given birth to a boy dn
rimr the mavoraltv of her hiinb'lnd.
The cradle was uib5crihed for by the
eitbieiis. Mr. Dickson's is the first
mayoralty during which the old 'cus
tom hasbeen observed at Chester.
The testimonial consisted of a silver
center piece, with two side stands, on
a plateau of silver gilt. The cost of
the plate was 250. The cradle itself,
which was no larger than a walnut, is
suspended from the center piece, and
is after the fashion of a nautilus
shell.
Gen. Thayer, the staunch Republi
can Senator and patriot of Nebraska,
Ms in town. He had an interview.
with the President yesterday, .and
subscquently'transacted a great am't
of business with the Departments'. '
National Republican.
fi"
: iBY TJSU8&KAPJB:.
Ul.) iWVMMT ' t U-
Frcaeli UUattcrs
Mow r.onKr'lt- will
he till ParIst?r-ro.
t .tLonijon, Nov. 2.
i A deputation of two thousand per-,
son&onlled upon Gambetta yesterday
to'tii'titUm Tdr the oraraniintlon of
scattered forces now operating inde-
neiu entlv in-thevariousdeDartmenis
'Gatnbettaanswered "that thesalvatioii.
ufUho people' is In their own hands ;
tho government could not evtmVsup
.plythqm wHIt'ai'msi
Latest ndvfce& Croni'Pttrla -rbpresent
She ardorof the people Um abated; nlid
nokHbfe ol the abilrty"tUrho"Ul,ouV
for weeks. Fresh meat is jsklcVUd be
sufficient. to. lastiitilU December. 15:
fetoresare notiudiciotisiv disiiibuted.
nhuVbn theSthuifc.. a riot occurred
in tho n'Cirket.Qf'Arrbndts'sement Des
Batiqu.aJjleS.7 Tho pxph lace rushed in
to the market -en tnasse, x:Iamdring to
be simtlied.rith; meat. '
Biutalitb'a-OiUccr? Arriving..
! - . SaahukuciC, Nov. 2.
Fohr'tralhs with1 ''prisoners Tirrived
hore oil Sunday- and Mbiidayl Sev
enty thousand prisoners are expected
to passth rough Saarlonls, and' eighty
thousand-are nowenroute to TriVer.
Marshal 'Bazaine,'" accompanied by
Col.TVioIette, and eight other" officers,
arrived hbre Monday. Prince Murat.
-Sdth 7S French 'officers, arrfved last
night. AlL'Tosuhied their journey
during the" night. Marshal Gonro
bert is with the Emperor at Winip
leroatiOp. TJicRoman Q,uidtlon. ,
Bitu"ssELs, Nov. 2.
Italy has been formally notified that
Aiistria will not interfere in the' Ro-.
man question! She suggests, howev
er, that a conference of iCuropean pow
ers be asked to adjust the guaraptqes
which. Italy ehall offer to the Pope.
Tilib Congressional Election Lh.iv Sus
tained. I ,HXt New York, .Nov. 2.
There was an immense crowd iiij
the U.' S. Circuit Court room (his
morning, awaiting the decision Judge
Woodrulfand Blatehford on points
presented yesterday by. the counsel
for the defense, in the case of Timothy
Quinn. indicted for false registration,
on a demurrer involving the constitu
tionality of the new election law.
When the court opened, Hon. Caleb
Gushing' was "sworn in special assist
ant td the District Attorney. Judge
Woodruff then deliverer! an elaborate
opinion, sustaining the law as consti
tutional, and qjyfirruling the demer
rer. .
Parisians E3courngeI.
r - L- ' Jjoxdox, Nov 2.
Refugees. from-Paris say tho Paris
ians are : really gieitly discouraged at
the state of anarchy into which the
war has thrown the' country.
" "II .11 1 t.
Tlic Parisians Stnxicaed.
London, Nov. 2.
A balloon from Paris brings- letters
from thecorrespondent'of tho World
to'Oct. 30.- The bells of tho churches
had been offered' to the government
but were refused. Intrigues' for the
restoration of the Bonapartists, which
have been made known by foreign
journals, had stupefied the Parisians.
The joifrnal 'Lc 'Peuple Francaise
alone defends the Emperor.
Fcnrs of the Xioss of Steamer Varnuit.
Ni:w Yoiiic,, Nov. 2.
Grave fears are entertained that the
steamship Varuna, hence to Galves
ton, has been lost with allbn board.
Demand for Prosecution of tlic "War.
To mis', Nov. 2.
Adtlresses to the government, de
manding an energetic prosecution of
war, continue to pour in from all parts
of the country- At Marseilles the
mayor gave iu'his resignation in or
der to be free to enlist in the rank,
and Ire declares women hiay well call
cowards now able bodied men who do
not join In the army.
Advices from Paris are to the 30th
tilt. Three hundred breech-loading
cannon have been constructed and
presented to the government by pri
vate citizens. It is claimed such for
midable S3stcm of defence by barri
cades has been arranged, that it will
be impossible to take Paris "by assault.
A Nnnolconlc Intrigue '.Var News.
A special to the World says the
Cabinet Council to-day resolved to
grant pardon to O' Donovan, Rossa
and other Fenian prisoners. It was
also stated in the Council that the
surrender of Met, was the result of
an understanding between Bazainc
and Bismarck, in favor of Mapoleon,
but that the Empress refused to assent
to the intrigue, and had gone to Wil
helmshohe to protest against it.
PruHHlnns jHnrclilng on JLynn.
London, Nov.. 2.
The special correspondent of the
Tribune at Metz telegraphs on the 2d :
"I am informed from a trustworthy
source that the Prussians found in
magazines, arsenals and forts, stores
of all kinds, including provisions
sufficient for the maintenance of the
garrison until March."
A correspondent of the Tribune, at
Garibaldi's headquarters, telegraphs
on the 1st that, the Prussians have
made a demand on Dijon for half a
million security and provisions for
the maintenance of 80,000 men.
A strong body is now marching on
Lyons. Fifteen hundred cavalry
passed near Gaulois to-day, where we
were yesterday reconnoitering. We
hold our position.
Nnpoleon's Manifesto.
- London, Nov
3.
The
Figaro this livening publishes
on oi Napoleon's pamohlct on
i version oi isapoieon s i
the campaign of 1S70, and the causes;
which led to tho capitulation 6i' Se
dan. The Emperor recalls to mind hi."
manifesto siiJ'd just after the declar
ation of war, and the ruisgivings with
which he listened to the cry "on to
Berlin."
He savs liis plan was to. mass T0,
000 men" at Metz, 100 000 nt Strasbourg
and 50,000 -at Chalons and t cross, the
Rhine near Haguena with a large
force, in order to separate Southern
Germany from the Northern Confed
eration. Ho hoped to win the first
battle and secure the alliance of Aus
tria and Italy with France, anil in
imposing neutrality on Bavaria, Ba
dc'i and Wurtemburg.
The defects in the French military
system, and delay-.in. bringing up
men and material, defeated this plan.
He enumerates the difficulties encoun
tered, but acquits the War Office of
blame.
The Gejmans having had ample
time-to bring their forces into the
'field, tho Freneh were outnumbered
and put on the defensive. A new
plan was necessary, involving retreat
on Chalons. This tho Bcgency dis
approved as discouraging to tne pun
lie, and the Emperor was urged to re
sume the offensive. Yielding his
convictions, McMahon's advice and.
plan was adopted.
He alludes to his situation after he
had givon up command of the army,
and when his name and authority
werr ignored at Paris, as exceedingly
paUtftil. lie acquiesced in the march
for the rolief of Metz, though con
scious of the danger of that enterprise.
ic describes the operations and anal-
and tho KUnf Prusjjftw,
The pamphlet ooacew.ilb-tho
pl
clec-
laration
that
me uerman
.: . ,-.' J
tuiccesseB
ar due to the superiority of numuerw,
improved artlllt-ry, vigorous eUsclpr
lino, respect of authority and the mil
itary and patriotic spirit of tlie pcopl
which absorbs all other interests an
opinions.
It censures the loose habits intro
duced by the African war, in which
French regular troops had been en
gaged, which it enumerates as a want
of discipline, lack of cohesion, ab
sence of order, carelesness of prepar
ing and excess of luggago carried by
the infantry. The efficiency of tlie
army was weakened, too, by the ex
cesses of the opposition in the corps
legislatif end the Republican press in
troducing into it a spirit of criticism
and insubordination.
Gen Sclienck to-"bo Appointed to tlxo
Knglisli IlIisNlon.
Washington, November 3.
Tt is believed by those intimate
with the President that he has deter
mined to appoint (Jen. Sclienck Min
ister to England. It is also asserted
that the position was" offered by letter
tot that gentleman yesterday.
Senator Morton and Thayer had n
long conference with the President
yesterday in relation to impending
elections. The President states that
he doea not, for the present, purpose
to publish any correspondence in re
lation to the retirement of (Sen Cox.
A Rpynl Order.
BuiUiix, November 2..
The following royal order of tho.
day is published this morning:
Soldiers of the Confederate Annies:
When, three months since, we took
the field, I said God would be witli.
our just cause. That the confidence
has been fully realized, witness
Woerth, Saarbruck, Metz, Sedan,
Heaumont, Strasbourg each a victo
ry for our arms. To you belong tho
merits and the glory ; you have main
tained all the virtues which especially
distinguish soldiers. With Metz, the
hist army of the onemy is destroyed.
Itake this-opportunity to thank 'you
all, from the general to the soldier.
Whatever the future, I look forward:
to it calmly, because I know that
with such soldiers victory cannot fail.
Signed, "William.
Hpnnlsli Rumors.
Maduid, Novelnber.l.
One hundred and eighty of the 345
deputies in the cortes are said to fa
vor tho Duke of Aosta's election -
the Spanish throne. a.
Rumors are current here of d;
banco and fighting on the froi
near Perpignali.
An Armistice nt Last.
Vkksailles, Nov. 3.
In consequence of tho terms pro
posed yesterday by Thiers and accept
ed to-day by Bismarck, the latter
offers to the French an armistice of
25 days to allow general elections to
be held throughout France. The
armistice to be based on the military
status in quo existing on the day of
signature.
rw YorJc Election Kcvcitisc Matter.
WAMflNOTON, NOV. 3
An order has been sent to the com
manding officer at New York to UH3
force, if nccessesary, to carry out the
election law.
In all Executive departments leaves
are being granted to clerks, to go homo
to vote. "
Revenue collections for the year
ending June 30, were $Px,57 ,llI
against $143,027, for the fiscal year.
New York State paid the largest
amount, $30,301,550; Ohio next $10,
563,703; Illinois, Ha?fr!t36G; Penn
sylvania, $1G'71S, 704; Massachusetts,
$10,804,000. Other States paid less
than ten millions each.
Simmer Varinm Sun);.
LaiCi: City, Kla., Nov. 3.
The steamship Varuna' ('apt. Ja.
Spencer, which sailed from New
York on Oct. 15, for Galveston, Texas,
foundered on the night of the 25th off
Juniper Inlet, Fla, All on board ex
cept the second mate and four men
were lost.
Tlie Armistice.
London, Nov. 1.
The conclusion of the armistice was
first received by the Roth'hUds.
Great joy is manifested and hopes
entertained, that ultimately peace
may be the result. The conditions of
tlie armistice are the same :.- were
proposed by Granville the Constitu
ent Assembly to meet on the 15th.
An exchange of signatures, ratifying
the armistice, took place yesterday.
.
French Towns Olfcrcil aid liy Frank
fort Hni:kci.
Lonimn, Nov. 1.
The National Gardes and Garde
Mobile, at Rcsancon, refuse to f'ght
under Garibaldi, who is org nixing1
I'rane-tireurs.
Frankfort hankers have offered to
advance money to several French
towns which are unable to bea the ,
burdens of the war. Thy Prussian
government has approved tlie pro
ject.
Capttirc of Kljon Confirmed.
BKKMN, Sf'V. 1.
The capture of Dijon i-. c nfi.t:
by official dispatches from G-Mi. Wer
ib-r. A large pait of the town wa
burned by the. ItomUirtlmcnt. Th
First Prussian Grenadiers had tw
hundred men placed hors du combr
in the engagement ami the Seco'"-Gre!ia!iT-s
five hundred. Th
French losses are unknown, but be,
lieved to be heavy.
On Wcdnc-day" there wee twc.it;
one generals ami eh'hty-si v n sup
rior officers with Emperor Napoko
at Wilkohnshohe. Prince Marat nr
a few others have removed t':eru ai
the rest proceeded to Berlin. Tl
meeting-of the Emperor r.r.'I Canr
bert was very aprthal.r they c.:, .act j
and kissed eacrt other se era I Lai d
Kcattmlier that Bell & Sen, s ' t "I LIr
of Pino Enmlwr. Lath. Shingle?, t ;c, r t r
ces which cannot fail to suit any one. 1
vtis-of the battles Awiieh preceded tho
.fjtit'jffffder at Sedan, "and gives an ac
cou"nro.fnhi3iintervIewsi wlth Bismarck