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THE ADVERTISEHT
BROWJIVILLE, 3KB.,
fTHPRSDAY 3IOKNING, FEBUUAItY 9, 15711
A colony of five hundred families
intend locating in this State between
"Wood river and North Platte. They
are from Michigan.
The Omaha Daily Tribune will be,
hereafter, issued iu the morning, so
that we may expect it hi Brownville
at about ten o'clock of day of publi
cation, instead of the day after, as
heretofore. Quite an improvement
for mail subscribers.
"We are under obligations to DeFor-
est Porter for Legislative favors. He
informs us that the Legislature will
probably adjourn this week for a
month. We refer our readers to his
letter in this paper, explaining re
marks made by him at the Senatorial
jubilee, concerning which we had a
word to say on the 26th of January
In the Adverlhcr.
mnPWVMflplV
The Legislature has passed a me
morial asking Congress" to pass the
bill which passed the Senate last
year to grant lands to aid in thebnlld
ingofthe Brownville, Ft. Kearney
and Pacific railroad. As it passed
unanimously we hope it miiy have
great weight in inducing Congress
men to considerer the matter favora
bly, and give us the lands. We only
ask that Congress may deal as liber
ally with the Slate of Nebr.-ska as it
has with other new States. The U.
P. R. B., and the Ji. & aT.f obtained
grants for running through the State
before we were admitted into the Un
ion, but tin ce that time no grants
have been given us for railroad pur
poses. This arrangement leaves the
Northern and Southern portions of
our State unprovided for.
l tu
.Sometime since the city Council of
the city of Cincinnati, in accordance
with a vote of the people thereof,
Issued $10,000,000 in City Bonds and
placed them in maiket, for the pur
poso of building a railroad commenc
ing at the foot of the bridge, on the
Kentucky side opposite Cincinnati;
thence southwesterly through Ken
tucky, to Nashvilie, Tennessee. Af
ter plncing the bonds on the market,
the Kentucky Legislature convened,
and a man was sent down to ask the
Legislature for a charter for this pur
pohe. A bill was drawn up and refer
ei, and favorably reported, but the
House voted it down, being opposed
to such improvements in the State.
This is quite a comment upon Ken
tucky enterprise, and we will cease to
wonder that tl p State gives elgh y
thousand mojority fbr the Democracy.
- W. Burns, residing in Richardson
county, gave us a call last week. He
says that the large quantity of wintei
wheat sown last fall continues to look
well. In speaking of the improve
ment made in that county the past
five years, he said that they had but
thirteen voters in Barrada precinct,
i.ow they have two hundred ; then
his nearest neighbor was three miles
away, now he has a score of them
within that distance ; then it was an
open country from his residence to
Falls City, with but three families
living near the road, now the road is
nearly all fenced up with residences
all the way. He says the Trunk road
has forfeited the aid offered it by
Ilichaidson county two years or more
ago, and that whatever it gets now
must come from Rulo, Arago and St.
Stephens precincts, the latter of
which is not able to. do much.
The ?I. I. &, X. U. II.
Gen. Drake President of tho Mis
bouri, Iowa, and Nebraska Rail Road
Company, addressed our people upon
the claims of his road to'ouratlention,
on last Thursday night. This is the
railroad that the Nebraska City peo
ple, have talked about so. much the
lust ten years. It is a consolidation
of the interests of the State line road,
tho Alexandria and Nebraska City
road, and tl e Southern Iowa road,
and is the one that the Nebraska City
folks claim will be built within the
next year or so. In all this our Ne
braska City neighbors, and Gen.
Drake the president, agree. There is
one thing about tho matter which is
not so delinetly settled, as we have
been led to believe, and that is the
point on the Missouri river, where the
company may conclude to terminate
its track, and laud its freight and
passengers. We say tho point is not
yet determined, unless the proposition
our people made tho President, and
the lesult of that conference shall
have a prevailing influence in that di
rection, and we may be permitted to
say right here, that a private letter
received by us after the President re
turned to Hamburg, gives us warrant
for saying that the terminating of the
road at Brownville is among the prob
abilities. The General will give no absolute
promise, this year what he may con
clude to do west of Centorville, Iowa.
His road starts from Alexandria, Mo.,
and Keokuk, Iowa, and one hundred
miles will be constructed this year,
we say will be, because the contract
for this work i? let to men who have
not only agreed to, but are abundant
ly able to do it. The constructing
company is made up of men who con
trol the great through interests of the
Pennsylvania Central to tho Miosis
sippi river, of which Andrew Carni
gie, or New York, is the Treasurer,
and Henry Hill, of Warsaw, 111., is
the Superintendent. This construct
ing comqany furnish two-thirds of the
working capital, and the people along
the line, furnish in twenty year eight
per cent bonds, the other third. Gen.
Drake said that the road would bo
completed to the Missouri river." in
two yeare, and would bind himself
Ud the company, to have it done in
side of three years. Tho intention of
the company is to reach out into the
Republican Valley, and theuce across
the continent to the Pacific, on an in
dependent liue. Tho General has so
interested our citizens in this route,
that they are not going to release their
hold upon this project without a
etruggle, until tho matter is pbrraa
nenlly settled. "
OVJL&CHOOh IAW.
The following are some of the
amendments that were proposed at
the meeting of the County Superin
tendents, held at Lincoln Jauuary
25th:
Section seven was amended bo as te
provide a predicate for a subject that
was left by tho framers of the law
hanging on a. peg, as it were ; also to
specify more definitely about divid
ing the funds in the hands of the old
Treasurer, at the time of .the division
of a district"
For instance a district has $150 in
the hands of the Treasurer ; the dis
trict numbeis sixty- pupils, but who
are so scattered as not to be accommo
dated; the County Superintendent
divides the district so that twenty pu
pils are placed in the new district.
Now justice demands that fifty dol
lars of the moneys on hand should ge
with the twenty children.
Section twenty is amended so that
the district board may call a special
meeting without a written request.
Section tweaty-eight fs provided
with a proviso giving districts power
to obtain a deed for a school house
site, in case the owner refuses.
Section forty-eight amended so as to
fix the school month at four weeks of
five days each.
Section fifty-three amended so as to
require Directors' reports at the close
of each year.
Other amendments consist mostly
in verbal corrections defining more
explicitly the duties of otticers.
We learn that the County Superin
tendents' meeting was a very pleasant
and profitable gathering that they
were earnest, r nergetic, enthusiastic
workers, and no moments were allow
ed to run to waste while they were at
Lincoln.
Tho matters considered wero School
Law amendments, text books, teach
ers' institutes, blanks, disposition of
the school fund, Normal Schools and
University, teachers' certificates.
On all these subjects committees
were appointed, whose reports gave
rise to earnest discussions.
The Legislature was asked to me
moralize Congress to donate about
100,000 acres of land to establish four
Normal Schools in Nebraska.
Resolutions were passed endorsing
heartily our present school and pledg
ing their most earnest efforts In its be
half in future.
The State Teachers' Association was
considered a very important gather
ing, and a committee was appointed
to canvass Lincoln at an early day to
see if those attending the Association
will be entertained free of charge.
ATCHIKSOX COUNTY, MISSOURI.
We glean from the Rock port Journ
al : The corps of Engineers, making
the survey of Ihe S-. Louis, Chilli
cothe and Omaha Railroad are now
passing through the northeastern por
tion oPAtehinson count'.
A lodge of Good Templars will
shortly be instituted in Phelps City.
Six cents, live weight, is the price
paid for hogs at the depot.
An ox team, wagon, and saw log
went through the ice near Sonora, in
January. The current took them un
ler the. ice and all were lost save the
driver, whoavedhiuisell byjumpiug
from the saw log on to the ice, just ?
all were going under.
Tho Graded School in Rockport
township has just been opened. It if
to be supplied with tcholars who have
made certain proficiency in the var
ious public schools of the township
and none others.
From the Rockport Scnttnel : Juo.
C. Turk retires from the editorial
chair of ibis paper to give room to P.
T. Smith, who proceeds to haul down
the name of Thomas A. Hendricks
for next President, from the head of
his editorial column. The Sentinel
will remain Democraticin the future,
but it discards all the past principle
of the party. In other words its cd
itor is one of those "dead issue" men
as to the past, and one of those who
want to get astride of a live issue for
the present and future. Something
new, progressive. Wants to put him
self and his paper in unison and iu
harmony with the great heart of the
people, 1. e., wanhyo be Republican
in theory, but Democratio in practice.
;tr",rlf2"F!r "r",Jirjg"Sf-eai!-srffM?'- --
KAILKOAO MXETinar
Coobt Room, Feb. 3rd, 1871.
Accenting tonotice, a large num
ber of our citizens met in the Court
room to hold a conference with Gen.
Drake, President of the Mtoouii, lo
wland Nebraska R. R.
The meeting was called to order by
the nomination of A. P. Cogswell, as
Chairman, and J. D. Calhoun, as Sec
retary. After stating the object of the meet
ing the Chairman introduced Col.
Crandail, of Hamburg, Iowa, who
stated that he had been in correspond
ence, Jor-some- time, with Gen. Drake,
upon ihe subject of diverting the
western terminus of his road from
Nebraska City to Brownville, and
that he desired that tho General
should come to see-the- city and peo
ple of BrownvilleT Col. Crandail
then introduced Gen. Drake, who
made a plain and concise statement of
ihe affairs of his road, stating such
facts and giving such references as
were perfectly satisfactory, as to the
actual condition of things connected
with it.
It appears that the road is in actual
progress ; that iron is being laid, and
that the road will certainly be finish
ed to Centerville, Appanoose county.
Iowa, befuro the close of the present
year:
The General intimated that its ter
mination was still an unsettled ques
tion, and said that its eastern backers
looked toward the Republican Valley
as its destination. He gave the names
of some of the leading raihoad men
of Pennsylvania and New York, as
connected with the Iowa Railroad
Construction Company, who were
pushing this road and had the con
tract for building it.
After Gen. Drake took his seat, re
marks were made by Dr. McPherson,
Col. Furnas and Hon. J. S. Church.
On motion of Mr. Church the fol
lowing resolution was adopted :
Revolved, That after hearing the
statement of (Jen. Drake in regard to
the company he represents, anil tin
object they have iu view in running
their line to some point on the Mis
souri river near Brownville, we are ot
the opinion that we have a material
interest :n the building of said road
to Brownville, we will guarantee to
said company the sum of $150,000 in
subscription upon the completion ot
their liue to Brownville ; provided,
that said company shall construct
their line from this point to Hamburg'
within a year, when $50,000 shall be
due; the remainder to be paid when
the through connection is completed.
Gen. Drake said the proposal was a
satisfactory one, and he would make
it the. basis of negotiations.
Sometime was spent in colloquial
discussion of the matter, after which
a vote of thanks was extended to Col.
Crandail for his friendly presence and
kindly interest in our behalf.
Dr. MePherson, R. W. Furnas and
J. S. Church were appointed a corres
ponding committee, to take such steps
in the matter as future developments
might seem to demand.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
The interest manifested in the new
project was very gratifying to all our
people, who are iu favor of enterprise
and progress.
A. P. COGSWELL, Ch'n.
J. D. Calhoun, Sec'y.
2TJEB1ZASKA ITEMS.
8EWABD COUSTT.
The Record says Seward county has
a population of 3000 worthy home
steaders, nearly all of whom are con
tented, and satisfied to sidy.
Good water is reached, . within fifty
feet of the surface, on uplnridtpfalrie.
The county Superinteudejitpub
lishes a short account of each school
he visits, in tho Record, a good idea.
HAMILTON COUNTY. ' ' ' yi
The.first school in this county is
being taught by VIiss Jennie Lourie.
Some of her scholars' living eight
miles away, and attend regular.
This county is being settled up
quite fast, within the short lime since
its lands were surveyed.
Good wheat is raised in that county.
COLFAX COUNTY.
This county was organized about
two years since. It now proposes to
vote $30,000 for a court house, and
$60,000 to bridge the Platte river.
HALL COUNTY.
The Independent claims that thev
have bridged eight of the Platte river
channels, and will have the ninth
and last channel, bridged in a few
weeks;
In artificial groves and forests, this
county claims to stand ahead of other
counties in Nebraska. Jt will have
to climb some, if it beiffls Nemaha,
Johnson, Gage, Pawnee, Richardson
and Otce.
1.988,701 pounds of produce, for
which the farmers were paid $80,000,
were shipped on the U. P., at Grand
Island dining ix mouths ending Jau
uary, 1st 1871. It must pay to live on
a railroad.
OTOE COUNTV.
From the Chronicle. .
A remonstrance is being numerous
ly signed, objecting to a special elec
tion to vote aid to the Trunk railroad'.
Dr. Converse crossed for the Mid
lain! road, on the ice twenty-eight
car loads of ties, five of iron, three ot
bolts and splices, and four flat cars.
R. S. Smith, of Camp Creek, has
invented a new, combined agricultu
ral implement, which will probably
be introdced next year. Jt Is "a
stalk cutter, feed roller, and walking
cultivator.
The track on the Midland Pacific,
has been laid out sixteen miles from
Nebraska City.
No houses to rent in Rockport ; all
full.
Col. R. K. Crandal, of Hamburg
Iowa., was present last week at our
rail road meeting, and addressed our
eitizena upon the subject of rail roads,
and the great benefit of rail road com
petition, citing many facts quite to the
point. Hw says that he can obtain a
loaded car of goods from Chicago for
one nan the coat of one to Phelps,
because they have the choice of two
routes while we have but one. That
Nebraska City, now having the com
petition of two roads can pay from
eight to ten per cent, more per bushel
tor wneat than wo can, as their trans
fer and freights are that much cheap
er. That Nebraska City paid $50,000,
and could then get the St. Joe & C. B.
road only within a mile of the river,
but after they paid the B. & M. $150,
000 to come te the river that comnel-
ed the St. Joe fc C. B. road to come
also. Now so soon as we can get an
connection to come to the river that
will bring with it the St. Joe & C. B.
Road.
The question recurring upon My
ers' resolution to appoint a committee
to prepare articles of impeachment
against Gov. Butler, the vote stood :
Ayes Ahmanson, Briggs, Beall, Can
non, Hall, Hudson, Kipp, Majors;
Myers, Patterson, Porter, Reed, Rob
erts, Rosewa'er, Route, Ryan and
Wolcott-17. Nays E. Clark, J.
Clark, Conger, Daily, Dillon, Doom,
Duby, Galey, Goodln, Grenell, Jenk
ins, Munn, Ninas, Overton, Quimby,
.Knoaes, Riardon, Schock. Shook.
Somraerlad, Wickham and Collins
22.
A Word Abont Pern.
Mr. Editor: Allow me to say,
through your' columns that, in the
prosecution of my mission as Agent
ol the American Baptist Homo Mis
sion Society, I have visited Peru three
times and preached four sermons iu
the school house, Methodist and Epis
copal churches. A more kind, con
siderate, gentlemanly and church
going people I have not found in the
state, their churches, though the"
streets were very unpleasant, were
full of attentive listeners numbering
at least three hundred, at some of the
services, which certainly speaks well
for a town of not over six, or seven
hundred inhabitants.
I think "our State" fortunate in
having her Normal School located
with such a people. May it long re
main there, and the blessing of God
rest largely on it and the town.
The Trustees of the Methodist and
the Rector of the Epicopal church,
with others concerned, will please
receive my hearty thanks, for opening
i heir houses, and the people at large,
ior meir Kiua attentions.
J. N. Webb,
Dis't. Scc'y, &c.
Chnrch Revival.
Howard, Feb. 4th, 1871.
Mr. Editor .- A powerful religious
influence is prevailing iu the commu
nity in the vicinity of Sanders Mills,
iu this county. Twenty-four persons
have united with the M. E. Church,
within the last two weeks, and the
interest is increasing daily. The
meeting is under tlie pastoral care ot
Rev. Isaac Burns, assisted by Rev.
B. C- Parker, a superatiuate of Wis
consin conference, now living iu La
fayette Precinct.
Yours Truly,
Observer.
LANCASTER COUATV.
-We only had space last week to say
that the Governor's reception at tin
Capitol, on Wednesday evening, was
a magnificent affair. One thousand
persons were at the supper table, and
many retired hungry from want o
room. Our bachelor frfend of the
Journal must have a penchant for la
dies' head dresses, as he gives a min
ute and satisfactory (V) description oi
many of the bon ion whoso hair was
dressed a la pompadour.
Miss Carrie D. Fuller's Reading
was not well attended. Those pres
ent were well pleased with the enter
tainment. A bill passed the House giving to
the State Normal School, at Peru.
$27,000 for the erection of additional
buildings for the use of the School.
The Governor, in a special Message
to the Legislature, advocates the pass
age of a law granting female suffrage.
DOUGLAS COUNTV.
Cars are now running from Omaha
to Blair, on the Omaha Northwes
tern. Distance thirty miles.
Trees seven inches through are be
ing set out on out border of the side
walks in some of the business streets
of Omaha.
RICHARDSON COUNTY.
S. W. Brook toppled out of the edi
torial chair, after last weeks issue :b
we predicted. H. A. Buell, lately o.
the St. Louis limes takes his place
From his salutatory we classify him
ampng the fossiles of" the past. Hi-
will work "for the restoration of thr
ob! Democratic party" with Jeff Da
vis and Valliudigham in tlje lead, aim
will not rest until "the XV amend
mentis wiped out of existance, b
iieving this once free America, to bi
a white mans government, and ali
the blacks their slaves." To thost
Democrats who say that these an
evils which cannydL be remedied, and
that we must call them "dead issues"
and "accept the settlement as final"
'to such weak-kneed sucklings" tin
Register says; "no and a thousand
times no ! They mu-t be abolished.'
The new editor is as pluckey a tin
old, and speaks tiht out in meii
FBOMTHE CAPITAL.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE AD-
TERTISKK.
Lincoln, Feb. 7th, 1871.
The bill introduced by 'Mr.. Porter
to extend the- time in which State
railroads may compete for the State
lands, has passed and awaits the Gov
ernor's signature. '
The time will thus he extended to
March, 1872, and gives the Trunk and
the Brownville & Ft. Kearney one
more chance for a slice of those lands.
A joint resolution passed both Hous-
,ef to,adjourn.on Friday,, until .March
16th.
The committee of investigation will
remain in session until they complete
the same. They are setting 'with
closed doors and do not admit even
reporters.
I.atek. Feb. 8. Porter's railroad
bill vetoed. Veto sustained. Normal
School bill passed both Houses.
It. W. Furnas.
LiycoLN, Feb. 1. 1871.
IMItor Nebraska Advertiser:
Bear Sir. My attention has been
called to an article in your paper of
the 26th of January, referring to some
remarks made bv me in Representa
tive Hall, on the eve of the election
of Hon. P. W. Hitchcock, to the
United States Senate, I am surprised
at the construction put upon the
words used by me as reflecting upon
the Piesideut, from the fact that I
intended to refer by my la'ngunge to
other persons entirely. It is true
that 'the Governor and Marshal of a
Territory and other persons from out
ide ol the State wece here using all
their influence for the re-election ef
General Tinker. And the pretended
claim had been made that the entire
influence of the administration in
this State, was in the hands of Gen.
Thajer and his friends, with the
great esteem I have ever had for the
President, and my confidence iu hi
good judgement, I never for a mo
ment believed the asserted claim, and
all I intended by saying "that-the
election of Mr. Hitchcock had demon
strated the fact that the people ot
Nebraska could run their own ma
chine without outside interference
from Washington, or elsewhere" wa
lo rebuke the men who had boasted
of having such power, and the per
sons from other Mates and Tenitories
who 'ad ly their 'presence and in
fluence sought to determine the
choice of the Legislature for Senatoi
from among the Republican candi
dates present.
Yours, Deforest Porter.
ing the real bentimen.s of ever.v
Democrat.
Otoe County Correspondence,
Editor Advertiser: This mor
ning I went to my traps, and behold
I fell to work and lo, I caught seventy-six
skunks all in one hole, and it
was not a very good day for skunks,
either. Any person disputing this
just let him call on H. Neel, or A. P.
Cathcart, at Wilson Creek, Post
Office, and jou will find it out to be
the plain truth, and also we did not
get scented! Hurrah for Otoe, it is
an extra place for game.
Yours. H. Neel.
TFi&07i Creek, Otoe county, 2kcb.
According to the annual railway
statement for January 1, Illinois is
the great railway State of the Union,
being in advance of Pennsylvania
Ohio and New York. The following
la the order of the leading railway
States : J
The number of members of the
United States House of Representa
tives, at different periods, has been as
follows :
17a? 1503.
18U3-1 13.
1S1J-132S.,
1823-1833..
1S33-IS1S
1S-18SS.
1833-1863
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Xew York...
Indian.....
No. Mlli No. Miles
Constructed. Projected.
. 5.423 8.813
5,0oa 6,SKr
3.89a 6, 3
-...... 3,277 e.58d
Nearly every county in the 8tate is
now crossed by one or more railroads,
and the effect has been to increase the
vaiue oi property contiguous to roads
from fifty to cue thousand per cent
while the convenient accessibility to
the best markets enables our farmers
to take advantage of every cliuuge in
the market in their favnr Tt, men
wesfeall nrobablv hav in nnn miur
railroad in tb State.-Qitncy Whig.
. i
Value of Confederate Bonds.
The Confederate bunds seem to still
have a value, as they bear a price
both in London and iu Richmond
which, in a certain sense, is the same
tiling as a market value. The con ed-
erate cotton loan bonds, which aie
redeemable in gold by Mr. Jetlersun
Davis' government iu 1833, have 2.
435, 700 pounds, or about $12,oO0.00(i
in the Loudon market, most of which
cost the purchasers about ninety pe,
cent, of their nonunal value. One
EnglNhTJario, SirHenry Ue Hough
ton, a fast friend ol the JelF. Davie
government, is said to have nearly a
million dollars which cost him nearly
par. Sales actually made iu Loudoi.
a few weeks ago at three and three
fourths to five per cent. The onlv
remaining idea of value is in the vani
hope that they may yet be redeemed
oy our uovernment.
The credit of this stuff Is not quite
as good even in Richmond, for at a
recent sale of ihe effects of one ot it.-J
banks, several millions were put up
in a lump, aud sold for seventy dol
lars iu greenbrcks. The sale was
made to some dealers iu curiosities,
which they peddle over the eonntrv
and as such they will i.e quite likelv
to prove a safe investment.
m
Prospect of Better Terms for" France.
LoNiSbN, Feb. 7.
It is currently stated in official cir
cles in this city that there is; a strong
grow ing: probability that the" present
demand of Germany against France
is being subjected 'to great -modification
by the' former .nation. It is
thought that Germany nisiv nnil.u-
demand the sum of 40,tKM),u0() sterling
and no warships. It has been re
ported that this sum antt the annexa
tion of Alsace and Lorraine will nno.
sibly constitute the entire war claim
of Germany. '
in ,
Red Cloud reports his people starv
ing. - . vf ;-v ..
v The -wife- of Presfdeht Juarez of
Mexico Is dead. ;
Lincoln, Feb. 6th, 1871.
The past week has been chiefly re
markable for a series of large under
takings and small accomplishments.
The Myers' Resolution, providing for
the appointment of a committee t
draft nrt'cles of impeachment, which
had been made the special order for
Wednesday, was defiantly voted down
after a somewhat protracted and
angry discussion. Then they passed
unanimously, a resolution providing
for a joint investigating committee of
five, which they clothed with extra
ordinary powers. Senator Thomas,
of your city, is, I believe, Chairman
of this Committee. They have al
ready commenced operations, but,
much to the dissatisfaction of many,
have decided to sit with closed doors.
excluding even reporters, liowcvei
thorough their work may be, it will
scarcely meet with that general ap
probation which an investigation
open to all, from first to last, would
have secured ; besides, by thiseouise.
they will lose the benefit of sugges
tioas from newspapers and othei
sources, which might aud ought to be
of great advantage to them. The
reasons they give for their cour.-e
strike one as rather weak. They are
that witnesses would be loth to at
tend ; tlu.t after the evidence is all in.
it will be easier to come to a just aud
unbiased conclusion ; and finally that
they will be less subjected lo outside
pressure; all of which reasons seem
to be grounded upon most too teii'tei
confidence in their own aud others,"
integrity anil capacity. We may con
gritulate ourselves, however, that b
their action we are lelieved for a tun.
of attention ton matter that lias be
come exceedingly wearisome.
An effort was made last Friday to
adjourn the Legislature until ihe 1st
of March, in order to give -the com
mittee ample time Tor their work, ami
also res. rve to the body a sufficient
number of the days of the session foi
action in case the developments to be
made should call for the impeachment
or trial of any of the State officers,
fhe refusal to adjourn betrayed an
overconfidence, to call it by no harsh
er name, on the pait of a majority o'.
the House. Nine days, only, of the
session remain, and that is none to.
long for action, should such be de
maiidcd. I am disposed to think the
majority wish' to be perfectly fair, but
they are assuredly not careful etiouali
'to avoid subjecting themselves to the
charge of unfairness. They need
have no alarm. The neonlu of Ne
braska are generous and intelligent,
fhey are willing to overlook uii.n
number of mistakes, purely such, oi.
the part i.f their Executive officers.
All they demaml is that there shal.
oeairauKauu run disclosure. Anv
attempt to screen, cover up, or 'con
ceal these mistakes, to dodge or shin
responsibility, will meet their tin
measured denunciation. They look
for honest intentions, manly sinceri
ty, never for infallibility, in the con
duct of their public servitors. There
fore stand aside, gentlemen legisla
tors, and do not interfere. Let jus
tice, truth and light make their pow
er manifest.
Turning to the action of the Legis
lature proper, we find that but tew
important measures have yet reached
maturity. The Senate will probably
amend the bill calling for a Constitu
tional Convention, by adding thirteen
more members. As it passed the
House it provides for only thiriy-
uiue, to be chosen, one in each of the
representative districts of the Stale.
On Wednesday last, your Repre
sentative, Mr. Porter, deemed it his
duty to introduce a bill to suspend the
powers of Regents of the University
until there should be realized, from
the endowment, a fund of $15,000 an
nually; also, meantime, to hand the.
University building over to the State
Superintendent, to be used for the
benefit of the deaf and dumb. In
sustaining his measure, with & pre
pared speech, he declared that a tax
fbrthersurlport of a college was un
precedented, apparently ignorant of
the fact that the Michigan University,
the only State University of any mo
ment, is largely supported by a tax of
one twentieth of a mill upon the
grand assessment roll of the State.
His broad assertion that there were
few or no young men or women in
the State, none in Nemaha county,
qualified to enter the "University, is
simply an extravaganza. If Mr. P.
was ever in college, it must have been
in those good old, limes, now rapidly
passing away, when the classical de
partment claimed supreme and undi
vided homage ; and so, remembering
with pain the long, tedious process by
which lie became fitted to enter that
department, he logically concludes
that none in tills State have passed
through a like ordeal. A wise ergo.
indeed. Let us inform Mr. P. that
tempora mulautur ctiun si in illis vou
mutudor. In any good school in the
State ample facilities are afforded to
lit any one to enter a scientificdepart
meut. Aud to conclude that in all
the State tere are not at least fifty
ambitious young men ami women,
not only prepared butanxiou3 to en
ter such department, with many oth
ers ready to enter the classical and
other departments, is verily a stigma
upon the character of our population.
In this connection, too, it is pertinent
to remember that with the same rate
of increase in tiie next decade as in
the past we shall number in 1SS0, not
fewer than OO.i.OOO inhabitants iu Ne
t.raska. Be it remembered, al o, that
by the existence in our midst of such
an institution as the University may
be made, uot only will the number of
our people be greatly augmented, but
the character of that people be large
L determined. We make these stric
tures, not because there is any iirolu-
hiiity of the passage of a incisure so
ill-eoHsideied, foolish, and self-destructive,
but simply that the audaci
ty of the movement nia.i not be over
looked. So far as we could judge, it
met not the slightest encouragement.
Mr. Shook in a few sensible, well
timed remarks, indicated very plain
ly what would be his action as Chair
man of the Committee on Education,
he would not be a party to the plac
ing of the slightest obstacle in the
way of so good and great an enter
prise, and one in which, as a citien
of the State. lie took a deep interest
the successful establishment of the
University. The interests of lliepeo
pie are safe in bis hands.
IMMIGRATION.
A bill for the encouragement of im
migration will be passed soon, as the
bilfwas stated it provides for the elec
toin by the Legislature iu joint ses
sion, of five commissioners to hob!
office for two years ; they are to meet
at the Capital the second Monday iu
March and elect their officers; ihe
Legislature t o choose also a Super
intendent of immigration, to remain
in the State, act as Secretary of Com
missioners, to be paid a salary of $1,
oUO per annum; the Commissioners
to appoint three agents, one for Great
Brit i:m. one for Germany and Aus
tria, one for Sweden. Denmark and
Xorway these agents to receive Slot)
per mouth salary, $100 for expenses:
for carrying the act into effect Slo.OOo
are appropriated.
ft is thought that the only effective
way to promote immigration, is by
-ending agents to the people in their
"tt'ii countries with plain truthful
-tntements of the advantages we can
offer them; with practical counsel,
advice, aud direction. These agent,
are, so far as practicable, to organize
companies who shall come together
provie'e I with mean for their sub-
sisiance tor at least one year after
arrival ; the Superintendent here to
receive them mul aid them iu finding
-uitable locations.
It i certainly to be hoped that thi
-heme will bean improvement upon
ur efforts hitherto which, to say the
most for them, by their absolute inef
ficiency, have helped us in th-attain
mentofa method wi.-er an.l more
easible.
CONOKESSIONA I, TOWNSHIPS.
An act for the- organization of Con
gressional townships for road, school
ami other purposes, will undoubtedly
pass at at, early day. It provides fin
'he organization of such townships
whenever they shall contain t euty
live voters. To thi end the precinct
a.-sc-sors are to take the name's of the
legal voters and note at same tim
their township and report the same
to county Clerks; these sba I report
to Commissioners of their respective
.-utilities at their next regular meet
ing. The latter aie then to appoint a
-uitable person fer each township,
resident therein to act as clerk of elec
tion. Such clerk "at the election iu
ueiouer snail appear at the place
designated by the County Conimis--ionersand
w th Ihe a.-itance of the
voters elect three Judges and assistant
clerk of said election, which shall be
or one clerk, and three tru-tees t.
serve one year, and two Justices of
I'eace, and two Constables for two
years, ami one Supervisor for each
road district. The trustees are to
iiuMi power to niy out their town
ships into suitable road aud school
districts; to alter and change the
-ameiu circumstances may icquire.
Where county lines may divide town
ships the Commissioners are .to form
new townships from the fragments oi
annex the same to other townships as
may be deemed best.
ought there not to be at least two or
three lady professors? Assuredly the
parehts of our and. other States will
be much rooru wjlling to send their
daughters if they know" that for a'
portion of the time at least, they will
be under the personal supervision of
accomplished teachers of their own
sex ! Space will not permit us to pur
sue the stibiect here. It is one of
vital importance and we commend it
to the careful anJ candid considera
tion of the Regents,
GRANT'S INDIAN POLICY.
Col. J.-nney, the able Superinten
dent of the various Indian agencies
of this State, gave us,-ou Friday eve
ning, a simple, but highly interestin
account of the character ami work
ings of President Grant's Intftan
Policy. It seems that before his in
auguration the General had deter
mined upon this humane polk-y.
He sent word of his intention to the
Friends or Quakers, and asked them
to nominate agents. Since the time
of Win. Peun a warm friendship had
subsisted between the Quakers and
Indians. No Quaker had ever been
killed by Indians. For seventy years
after the arrival of Win. Peun, no
white man was killed by Indians in
Pennsylvania. Inhuman deeds there
as elsewhere, began with the incep
tion of an inhuman policy.
At Hie beginning of Grant's Ad
ministration, all the Indians, save a
few under the immediate control of
missionaries were bloodthirsty sav
ages. Two years have passed, and lo.
a goodlj portion of them are indus
trious, orderly, moral, christian men ;
they drcs like the whites; have
built in many instances g oil log
houses, and furnished them; have
ministers of their own ; have given
up polygamy; are publicly- married ,
long ago gave up the scalp dance ; are
learning the English language, and
generally conforming themselves to
the arts and practices of civilized
life. All this has been effected by Un
kind humane treatment of their
friends, the Friends. I refer now pai-
ticuiarly to the Indians of Nebraska.
It must not be understood that these
are fully attained, but only attainable
results, surely clearly defined tenden
cies. In this State under Mr. Janney's
superintendence, are six agencies :
The north Sun ice, lumbering some
inn-.' luinureil Indians, wiio are now
among the most civilized of their
race; the Winnebago, thirteen hun
dred and thirty, ail dres.-ed as white
people; have four day schools, aud
'2")0 pupils; last winter they got out
3KM)Huwog.s ; have built good hou.-e-'.
The Pawnees are least civilized all.
yet last year they desired Mr. Jan
ney to retain $2,000 of their annuity
for mill purpo.-es, and $5,(!0ii with
which to procure for them, stock and
agricultural implements for theii
farms : The Otocs number but 43i;
they are now in a promising condi
tion; The lowas numbering 1114; Tie
Sacs and Foxes 80.
Among all the Indians, as among
the uncivilized everywhere, deaths
usually follow sickiic-s, from an al
most total lack of all real knowledge
of diseases and their cure. The great
est of humbugs are our white 'In
dian Docuhh." or those who claim to
cure disease.- a la Indian ! '
In conclusion Mr. Janney remarked
that while enough bad b.-en done to
demonstrate, not only tiiu practica
bility, but the certainty of this long
suffering people becoming civilized,
we should not be too impatient with
their progress even though it were
measurably blow. We should remem
her that our own ancestors were more
inaii a tuousaiui vears iu emerging
from a barbarous into what we call
a civil.zed state. Let uh for a score oi"
years tieat the Indians not like wild
beasts, but like men, be kind. just,
true, merciful ami forbearing toward
them, and the unexpected results ot
the past two ears of generous treat
ment wihild be only an earnest of the
grandest fulfillment.
So then it is not impossible that the
Indian policy of tho distinguished
soldier, buL no less eminent frienr o;
peace. General Grant, will yet be Un
crowning glory of his most wise and
mo.-t beiieficiul Administration.
The Iad.es of this city held a meet
ing last Friday evening and detenu
iiu-d that by reason of the 14th and
15th Aun-ndenls to the U. S. Consti
tution, the light of .suffrage belonged
TJ2LEGRA3IS.
Emperor IVllliain'a Reply to th.
trcB.b)- tUe Geriaaa lilft.
Uerux, ibm
The President of the Lower Hn
of tins Prussian Diet, read to till
body to-day a reply from the Ei,
or to the congratulatory ' address n
"-" -; "" "- "vvasioii f . .
:i4?4IIIII 111 ltKl 111 IIIM I 111 tiulf ..I t.
The Emperor expresses his thank, ?"
the Una for the sentiments declare
in their add.-e.-s, and a fervent i.
etit i..
for.peaco ami prosperity to th,. ,
empire; though there i now he jJ!
some prospect that the severe stru '
gleinlo whicli Germany was frc&
will soon lie finished. It can an j!?
" - w
13
no
J 1 Iw-k IMtlt I llilfUl f tltllf 1.
"till LC .rilOI4V-ACl tUUb Liter
ground for the hope of a re-estubluj,9
ment of peace. It is not uiiiknssu
lVx tllu tv..t tfl .tilititinii ...1 '
ritices still be uecessarv from t!ir-.
man people.
ry from the Oer.
Uohdeaux, Feb..
The Government at Bordm.iT r
sued a decree ordering elections for !
the National Assembly, to )e j.h,i
on the 8th inst. It disqualifies 1
election to the .Assembly, tnemi)er!
of the families reigning over Fran
-nice 1789 ; and all persons who hav!
acted as Imperial official candidate
in past lections, or held niJiCe j
Ministers or Counsellors ofState un"
der the Krnpire. aud Prefects wu
have ueopted office between the "tt
of December. k$51. aad the 4th ufw
ten i her, 187(r. 1"
Jules Simon- has arrived here.
"Washington, Feb. 2.
The minority of live House nunaiN
tee of the Judiciary, eonsisfui" of
Representatives Lnugbbridye "-ami
Butler, presented their report to-day
iu the'inatterof the memorial of Vic
toria Woodhull, on the question of fe
niale stiff. age. They say that thi$
right is intituled in the privileges of a
citizen of the United States, and that
female ciii.c-ns. who are oilit-rufc
classifiei by the laws of the State
where they res hie are competent vo
ters for Representatives in CoiireM,
5
St. Louis Feb. 2.
The Republican has a special from
New York which says, it la currently
icpMieo ui poimi-ai circles neie" to
night thai the President has liiiutly
decided to make the Ihitler pru
grammeouthe Alabama claim- his
own, ami to take a stand iu reanl to
this question more iu coiiMiiiaiut;
with the popular mind. Tins in
volves the supersedure of Ki. ,y
.Morton, who is booked for the Mate
Department; and this is the sole
canst for tiie delay of Scheiiek's de
parture. i'ot only Fish, but liout
Well too, will have to leave the t'alii
net, aud an entire recoust ruction ma
tie announced at the opening of th
new Congress, toeveral name- are
mentioned in conneciion with tlie
freasury. but the great mil mail men
liimst that Jay Cook is the ctiintng
man. ami that their interests will
!e well represented at ihe White
House.
The Republican's Washington spe
cial savs that leading Repiil-Iiniiis
have as.-uraiices that the Pri-sMeiit
will inaugurate the last half of hu
term by effecting a partial reorgani
zation of his Cabinet, with a view to
cement and strengthen lle Kcuilli
can party in some of the States uhertr
it is divided, it is po.-iiivei as-eitetk
that on March 4th he will "give In
diana ami I'enusylvtiuia Cabinet offi
cers, placing Mr.Morton in thebtate
department iu lieu of Mr. Fish, ami
selecting some prominent .Peiin-I-vauiau
lor the War or Postollice De
partment. Ni-wY'dk, it is further
intimaed, is to be represented in Hie
Cahillet by eX-Senalor Morgan. Thf
cbtuige, as lb.-report goes, is not in
tended to -effect the Interior or Treas
uiy Depart men is' but will include n!i
the other members of the Cahiuet.,
These of the present Cabinet came
fioin States that are largely democratic.
LADY PROFESSORS.
Mrs. Earl of Omaha, an- earnest,
highly intelligent gent'ewoman, an
educator of advanced ami correct
views, indeed an exceptionally re
fined and gifted lady. lectured u few
evenings since iu the Hall of the
House of Representatives on the sub
ject of education. I do not mention
the subject in order to give a report of
her lecture, though it was of unusual
interest, but to ask our honorable
Board of Regents why they do not
elect her or some other lady of schol
arship aud character for one of the
chairs in th University. Indeed
to them, and they icsojved to meiu.
ulize ihe Lcgi-lalure to remove the
impediments whereby their right i
ahridged in this State.
Tlie Governor presented their me
morial, accompanying iUwitb a spe
cial message in which he expressed
nis concurrence iu their object and
trusted the Legislature would be hoth
dispose I ami able to grant their prat
er. A resolution was passed by the
House, asking the opinion of the Ai-
lorney Oeueial as to whether the
aforesaid amendments did secure wo-
iiihIi flit, ri.rlif tf .tO....... ii ,
- o--vw- o"i--. aie oiaue
a somewhat laconic and sphynx-hke
reply, lo the effect that ir they were
dprived of the right by reason of rnl
or, race, or previous condition, of serv
itude, they were no longer deprived
of the right by rcastui. of race, color.
or previous condition of servitude, iu
other words they were if they weren't,
hut whether they were or weren't, de
ponent said not. Of course our wi-
aud staid leg.slators were somewhat
bewildered, but finally recovered
theni.-elves so far as to make the
whole thing a special order for th
P. M.. at 3 o'clock-
Speaker Collins Was called honi
Saturday hist by illness iu his family,
and the House elected Mr. Riordaii
Speaker pro" tern. He is a young man
of medium height, spare build, sandy
complexion, head small. aliliilv
bald, forehead high and full, a ner
vous, energetic, organ izat'on ; has a
full, round, sonorous voice, heard dis
tinctly iu e.ery part of the hall;
apeak a little too impulsively, jerk
iugly, indistinctly ; a little more mod
erate, self-contained and he wou.d
make
is a rising
tive force and vigor, ami with proper
juuusiry, wiucu, However, he will
uotiaeb, will make himself heard
London, Feb. 4.
Several trains loi.ded with provisions
entered Pails to-day.
The German troopt have occupifJ
Abbeville, in the department ofwtn
me. Col. Viili-m-rsy protested lunuttet
the occupation aa. a violation of tie
aimisib e.
The Germans had a series of engage
ments on the Swish frontier with the
rear guard of liourhaki's army n
Monday, Tue-day and Wednesday,,
ami captured two eagles, cannon ainl
mitrailleuses, and fifteen huinlrtI
pri-oners. including two ceui-tnh
many hundred provi.-ion wagons ami
a quantity of arms. The German
lo-se- are iucousidc rahle. ,The geiirr
als comnuiuding the French forcM5,
including Garibaldi, vainly attempt
ed to'extrieate thcui-elvi-, bv appeal
ing to the Paris armistice.
Roclierorl Agnln.
London, Feb. G.
A number of the journals in tlie
north of France denounce the recent
decree-by (.'ambella. and iirue tint
the coii u try needs ami de-ires jcaie.
Henri R.M-heforl announce- a frlli
comiiig new paper. entitJed .Mot I'e
Ouhe, which will advocate legit-bur-
us
ie on
linysi5;-;i.s. Feb. 4.
Duke D' Aliunde has i-.sued an ad
dtesstothe French electors. He re
serves his opinion as to peace or war
hecnusf he in not responsible for tlie
war. having he, n forced to remain in
active when he wanted to tight. He
expresses his convictions o?the:l
vantagesoru monarchy f.r Fran cr,
ami compares the country ilur-ng the
reign ol Louis I'hillippe with France
of thy present day; but be declare
there is nothing'' that will sepetate
him from the republic, and if Fmns-e
determines to retain a republic f'tf
will bow to her decision.
IlKltux. Feb. 4.
"Emperor Wi Ham telegraphs th
iMiipi-os instructions to order tli
urm-ot a grand salute iu honor of.
the late decisive events.
.. (:,- Von Podleieleki. of the War
Office, has announced that no. nmw
ollieial military news will bemblWi
ed during the armistice.
Pjykis, Feb. 3.
The supply of flour will be exhaust
ed hy Saturday and on Sunday Pari
will be without bread.
The feeling against Gnmbetta h:
much increased, and if Jie pursues hit
revolutionary course his arrest uiil
certainly be ordered.
The Pru.-sian government has pur
chased several large stores, anil will
aid private execution in effectually
supplying the wants of the-people. I
permits the introduction and di-trib-utingoffood
by any nd all means.
The D.u Xord has a special dispatih
from Berlin, savimrth.-if fnntriuMtintiK.
already rvi-eived by the German com
manders will be deducted from the
amount of the war indemnity ;als
value of railways in Alsace aud Lor
raine.' German officials in France have
beeu instructed to abstain from the
exercise of vigorous censorship over
the French while the elections are
J a model Speaker: altogether lie- E?"1; " n,ar, Journals whirl
. Fr CI a"0eiuerne. had been suppressed have resumed
ismg young man. a man of na- publication. l
Detkoit, Feb. 7.
President J. B.Angeli of the Ver
and felt in much higher circles than m onL University, has accepted the
those In wb,ch h Ivi ZZ ' fltTIn0!"'"'