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SOCIAE DIRECTORY.
LODGES.
S?"It.CannelCommanr!eryKnl8htTetn
JoSoT , j,-0. ;j.-jiieeu in ilasonic llallon the
xas. Em. Cum.
M1U
nu?5allI'u"J n. w... u.u...u . AM ... . w..
J NO. JJI.AKK, xvecoruer.
. ifin-nvlllp (Tfaatitnr No. 4. 1L. A. HI.
.HeculnrCommnniciUiona first Monday night
in icb innth. Lecture Meetings every Monday
SiJht "oux Blake, St. K. U.P. UUFUS-f.
ltxiyt.Y.fa'y-
? ti. Hcgular Coinmunlcations llrstand
hird atlini.v nlxhU In each tnonth. I.odge ot
instruction e cry :llurday night. Joilif Buke,
SV 31 tiiuxfcY FuKXCit.Secy.
SSUrovi'mlHc Lodcc o. 3, T. O. O. F.
Kt-Kulnr meetinKS 'luesday evenincot each
rek.
J. &Ti:vhcsox, J . U. .D. O. UROsd, becy.
CIIUUCHES.
ftiSI'rcMbyterina Church Services cacli
JH7 tiaubath at 10Ui a. m., and 7;T0 p. m. Prayer
Meetini; Wednesday eveninpe. Sabbath School
at Zn clock p. oi. J. T. JUibu. PaUir.
gSfaiethodidt E. Churrb. Scricc-J each
ut& babbuth atlOMOu. in., and 7;.TU p. m. Sun
dy School at 9 a. m. Prayer Meeting Thursday
erenlng. W. B. M. Colt. Pastor.
C"hrit' Church nplicopn!. Corner
Atlantic and seciid street. fcrvlcea every
Sundav Morning at 10', o'clock p. m. feunaaj
j,plioolat2,o'clock. EvciiIijk Service at7', o clock,
ifolv Couiniunloii admlnKtered ou the rirst Sunday
"f i i raoniu. Seats free. G. It.TJAVlS.ltect)r.
iSnaptlxt Church. Corner Fourth and At
'&&? lanue otreeu. :-crices eveo" sabbath ex--ent
the third In each mouth, at 11 o'clock a. m.,
nd 7 clock r. m. Sunday Scliool at 10 a. in.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening. T. & LOWE,
Vaster.
jtfSCnrintl.iu Church, London. Divine scr
" lceeveryfeabbth at 11 a. m., and In the
"evening.
fSSP'St. fllnrj-'h-EpNcnpiil-Peni. Serj Ic
" every Sunday monuug and evening. Sun
Mar hcliool ut i o'clock p. in. Itev. It. C Taliiott.
Pastor.
'riSr.'r. 1'. Cliurch, T.ondon.-Services every
mher Sabliatlu Key. J. W. Mautin'. Pastor.
wS:i. E. Church, Peru.-STvlceseveo'Sab-'ss
bath. Uuv.MAnTis PniTciiAnn. Pastor.
rTSr-31. T.. Church. Numitlin CI tj. -Services
' every other Siibbath. 1L llunoK. Pastor.
CITY OPFICALS.
5?Citr Council.-Meets the I- IrstThurMlay in
each month. Mayor, a F. Stewart. Al
dermen. F. A Tisdel, W 1). Lewis. F. E. Johnnon.
C Xeldhardt. I) Pliustrrs Marshal. D Capmbell
Clerk. J. 11 Docker. Attorney. J. French. Treas
urcr.J. W Middlelon Engineer. T. W. Hedford.
MAILS.
Xortliern Dail iaPheljis: Departsat 8a.m.
Arrive at ir p. m.
Southern Daily via Phelps: IMparts at 8 a.m.
Arriv-esat.1 p.m.
Nortlicrn-ViK Pern
outhern-Vla Nemaha Tti-WixK'y. Departs
Monday. Wcdnetlu and Saturday -at 7 n.m. Ar-
rl es -uinie uays at o p.m.
Uitern-
i Via
recumseh to fleatrlce Daily:
Dpiiarts x.l 7 a.ni. Arm es at 3 n.m.
Northern-Via London u spring Creek Week
ly: Dejiarts Frida at 7 a.m. Arri e Saturday at
6 pm.
outhireitcrn Via Sherman to Table Hock
Weekly: Departs Mondaynt 7 u.m. Arrives Tues
day at b i.in.
Post Oihce Hours from 7a. m.,to7'- p. m. Sun
dns from PJlolO:, a. in. W. A. iMLOCK. P. M.
BUSINESS CARDS.
ATTOHXEYS.
HEWLTTi JfEWJIAiC. Atturueis and Coun
selors at Law, I!rovnville,Xeb. Olllce No. 70,
Mcpherson lllock, up stairs.
T7KEXCII HOG Kits Attorneys und Counselors
JT at Law. Will give diligent attention to any !e-
fal business entrusted Ut their care. Office, in Court
loiue Itullding. Brow n lllc. Xcb.
JOB A. DILLON, Attorney mid Counselorat Law,
J and Heal Estate Aeent. Tccumseh. Johiwon
County.Xcb.
MMIOMAS .t HllOADY, Attorneys at Law and
solicitor. In Chancen.
Olhce In District Court
Uoom, Hrownville, NlIi.
Wl
1L McLEXN AN. Attorney and Counselor
at Law, Nebraska. City, Neb.
"V YE A HUMJ'IIUEY. Attoniev-s and Counselors
-. i at Law. Paw nee City. Pawnee County. Neb.
X
K. GIUGGS. Attornevat Law and Laud Agent,
Heat rice. Gage County, Nebraska.
PHYSICIANS.
fF.STEWAUT.M. ., Pliysldan and Surgeon.
v . ItrounvIUe, ti. Office hur-i from 7 to aam
find 1 ti2 pud C'j to 7a p. m.
Drug Store.
Office in H. a Lett'-
M D
M. DAILY. Physician and Surceon. St
Deroiu. Neb. Uraduatu of Ciiifinnati Kclec-
tic College. aiy
, IL 1UMR CLIN. M. D.. Physician and Surgeon
i . to the Nebmska Eje and Ear Infirm irj
No. Kt Main street, Hrownville, Neb. Office hours
from 7 a.m. to G p. m.
HCLTnUitM AX, Physician and Surgeon, No
. x; Main street. Ilroui.viHc.Xeb. Office hours
roni lilolla in. and inun 1 to 4 p. in.
TT IMATlinWs.PhjsIciau and burgeon. Office
vllle, Xeb
J.A.. m fi
'ity Drug store. No. 2Z Maiii street, IJrow n
LAND AGENTS.
A P. COGSWELL. Heal Estate and Tax Paying
- Agent. OIh.ce m Cornell Block, corner First
Hd Atlantic streets. Will give prompt attention to
the Sale or Heal Estate and the Payment of Taxe
throughout the Nemaha Land District. 7tr
OICHAHD V. HUGHES. Real Estate Agent and
-1 1 Notary Public O.'hce m 1 Innnaf ord & McFall
i urnlture Store. Hrownvdle, Neb.
WILLIAM H. HOOVER, HeallMatc and Tax
i T Paying Agent. Office In District Cinirt Room
V ill give prompt attention to the sate or Real lis
tate and Payment or Taxes throughout the Nemaha
I Jid District.
GRAIN DEALERS.
EVAN WORTHING, Forwarding and Commts
sion Merchant, and Dealer In all kind.sof Grati.
and Country Produce. Office and Wareroom, No.
v. Main street. UrownviUe. X'eb.
GEO. G. STAHTiBUO., Dealers in Grain, Pro
duce. tc, Asplnuall. Neb. Highest marker
Pce ia'd for ani-thingthe farmer can raLse. We
will bii mid sell eerythiiig knuuii to the market
MERCHANDISE.
TOIIX McPIiERslX. Dealer in General Merch-
andise. Sales rtoiii In McPherson Block. No. (
Malu street. Brow nvillc. Neb. lVHy
I? E JOHNSON ik CO.. Iteulers in General Merch
. . andise, Xo. Tl Main street. Brownvllle. Xeb.
7ILLIAM T. DEX. Dealer in General Merch.iu
' dise and Forwardine and Commission Merch
nt, Xo. 3G Main ureet. BrownllIe, Neb. Con.
Planters, Plow, stoves. Furniture, etc. always on
hand Highest market price ptid for Hides, Pelts,
Fun. and Countiy Produce.
NOTARIES.
T 1 EBRIGHT. Notary Publicand Conveyancer,
-i. No. 72 Main street, econd Hour, Brownvllle,
Neb. Agent for the Equitable and American Ton
tine Life Insurance companies.
JUSTICES.
AW . MORGAX. Probate Judge and Justice ofthe
. Peace. OUioeln Court House Building, Brown
VHIe.Ncb.
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
JULIUS G LBERT. County surveyor. Postollice
address. Cliflon. Nemaha County. Nebraska.
SADDLERY.
JH. BAUER, Harness, Bridles. Collars. Etc. No,
WMalnstreet.Broiruville.Neb. Mendingdonc
tQ order. SatUraction Guaranteed.
BLACKSMITHS.
JIL BEASON. General Blacksmith. Main .street,
. Brownvllle. Neb. Is prepared to do all kinds
oi work in iron, on short notice, and at prices in
keeping with the times.
T Wi JV.9- GIBSON, Blacksmiths and Horse
v Snoers. t irst street, between Main and Atlantic,
iirowc ville. N. Work done to order and satlsfac
tlon guaranteed.
BRIDGE BUILDING.
p W.AVnEELER.Bndge Builder and Contractor,
o.. hrownville. Neb. sole agent for R. W. Smith's
bridgenow in use
"lent Truss Bridue. The stromrest and best wooden
BOOTS AND SHOES.
A $? pOBLNSON. Boot and Shoe Maker. No.
iV" 'WMain street. Brownville. Neb. Has constant
ly on Uand a good assortment or Gent's, Lady's,
"? 'd Children's Boots and Shoes. Custom
J w done with neatness and dispatch. Repairing
one on short nntkw.
HARDWARE.
CHLLLEXBERGKR BROS.. Dealers in Hard
iX.iT''.Tiuware, Carienter Tools Black
rnith furnishings. Etc, No. 74 Main street, Brown
we, Xeb.
T)H?R & SIIIUTS, Hardware Merchants. No.
fnJ n street, Brownville. Neb. Dealers in
Stovea, Tinware. Etc
TAILORING.
riHltis. HAUBOLDT. Merchant Tailor. No. (2
mi MP '. Brownville, Neb. Has on hand a
tL ? . s,ock of Coods. and will make them up in
terms ?l"les' on snort noUce and reasonable
SALOONS.
.Tl'If ItUDDARD Jt CO.. Peace and
bLlH 3o. 47 Main street, Brownville. 5
Quiet Sa-
Neb. The
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-- tuimana l.Kjuors kept on nana.
"RXS5ASD HARPSTER, Allnmbra Billiards
bT, wn' 0-1S Mln street. BrownvlIle.Neli. Tl
. r. jhcj, ana j.jquors constantly on hand.
RESTAURANTS.
T)NK REsTAUR.VXT.-Geo. Daugherty. Pro
J prietor. Xo. 37 Main ttreet. Brownanlle, Xeb.
Jteaia at all hoars. Beard bv the fcr or week.
BUSINESS CARDS.
HOTELS.
CHEKMAN nOUSE.-C M. XauOman.
Proprie
tor. So. 4C Main street. Ilrowuvllle. Ieuraska.
Thoroughly remodeled and refurnished. eed sta
ble to connection with the house. Stages lor all
points West and omnibusses for all trains.
T) EYXOLDS HOUSE, J. N. Hej-noldu, Proprietor.
XV JsTos. 83 tW Main street, opposite Pcwtofflcc.
Newly furnbhed throuKhout; thoroughly reoiod-
1 eled from cellar to attic First Class Sample itoom
on first Hoor. Most convenient uousc hj me out
ness part or the city. Livery accommodations con
venient. Stages for all points leave this House
daily, making clow connections with all Bullroad
trains. g-'
A MKRICA- HOUSE, L. V. lloblson, Proprietor.
J Pnmt street, between Main and College. Good
Feed and Livery Stable
In connection with this
J louse.
DRUGGISTS.
M-CREEHV & N1CK?:LL. Dealers In Drugs,
btailoiicry. Etc. o. 32 Main street, Jlrown
ville. eb. Full as.sortmcnt or Drugs, Paints, Oils,
Kooks, Statlouar. etc on hand, and Mild at whole
sale or re lati.
GEO. DAtGHEBTY,
I
PKoriUETOit,
SANK RESTAURANI1
THE SHERMAN HOUSE.
46 Maln-t., Brownvlllc.
CM. KAVFF3IA1V, Proprietor
FEED STABLE
IN C0XXECTI0N WITH THE HOUSE.
ThU House lias been remodeled and refurnished
throughout, and afTords the best accommodations in
ttie citv to the local and traveling public It is cen
trally located, stages for the West, and Omnibuses
for all trains, go irnm the Sherman House. Fair
first class, charges moderate. 15-tf
W. JB. WRIG55T,
Wliolesale and Retail
Dealer I a
OI.D KENTUCKY
isnjfun ttiFi iinimrvn
El!d Bit LIOOOHo
Iure Wines, Bitters, &c,
63 MAIN STREET,
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA.
H. H. BRYANT,
House, Sign and Carriage
PAINTER,
G miner A Paper litest.
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CTV?ft
No. GO MAIN STREET,
Broxcrnvillo, NeTiraslia.
JOHN iiAUSFIELD,
Bricklayer and Plasterer,
Brownville, Nebraska.
13 prepared to take contracts in hLs line. In city or
country. All work done in the best of style. Also,
will build Cisterns, anil arrant them perfect. 2iy
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry
JOSEPH SHTJTZ,
No. 59 Main Street, Brownville.
Keeps constantly on hand a I.irjreand well
assorted stock or genuine articles m his line.
!. Repairing of Clocks atcne and Jew elry
'done on short notice, ut reasonable rates.
ILL WORK WARRANTED.
John L. Carson, Banker,
jjiio wurri Litis, xhiiraska.
Exchange bought and bold on ail the prlnclpa
cities. Also dealer in
(old and Silrer Coin. (ioIiI. Dust, and d'oTcrn
ment Bonn's.
Deposit"! received, paynbl e at sigh t. In t erest paii1
on time deposits by sjiecial agreement. Tuxt-s
lor non-residents. All kinds V. S. Bonds wanted.
FRANZ "eELMSR,
f AGON &LACKSM1THH0P
ONE DOOR WEST OF COURT HOUSE.
X7AGON MAKING, Rcpairiug,
Plows, and all work done in tne ncsi
manner and on short notice.
sansuiciion guaran
34-ly.
anteed. Give hint acall.
Tx: C. E. THXUAUT,
GermanPhysician & Obstetrician
OFFICE IN THURMAN'S DRUG STOHK,
Urowtitillc, Ncbniskn-
DOSSESSINO an i:iectro Magnetic Battery, he
L w III be fully able to attend to all Nervous and
ojher diseases."
Will be In Hrownville from the It to the 5th, and
from the 10th to the isth or every month.
5tr
OTEL
Hrownville, NcbrnitUru
STEVENSOIST & CROSS,
PROPRIETORS.
General K. It. & Foreign Ticket Office.
O.MXIBUSSESTO ALL TR.VINS.
Daily Stages for All Points "West.
MtXT SAMPUZ JtOOMIX THE STATE
JOHN Q. A. SMITH. E. It. WILCOX
TOIUEE, FORI
AND
COIVIMISSIOl HOUSE
OF
SMITH & WILCOX.
Dealers ii all kinds or Grain, for which they
pay the highest market price In Cash.
ju3Olhce at store or F. E. Johnoc .fe Co. iRm
1'REMONT HOUSE.
JIROAI) ST., MET. ,W & Jth,
FREMONT NERASKAi
S. H. FOWLER.
PROPRii-rrou.
This House is within 50 rods or the U. P R. R. and
P. C. P. R. IL Depots. Hacks leave lor West
Soint daily, and Lincoln tri-woekly. 6-tf
"Waldter &, Lemmon,
House, Sign and Carriage
PAIHTEBS
No. 58 Main St.
BROfrXVILLE.
Mixed Paints
FOR SALE.
GJLXDIXG
GRAINING, SMARTING,
FROSTING, KALSOMINING, ETC
2S-ly
OR. J. BLAKE,
DENTIST
:-ife
LPS Wofld resiectfully
announceiii.it ie uas
located ln-Browuviilc
and is now prepared
to perform.In tin best
g- manner, ALL oper
ations pertaining to
the science or Den
tistry. OrncK Over City Drug Store, trout room. I6t
GEO. S. PHILLIPS,
liTeiFeed,& Exchange Stables
Brownville, Nebraska.
LANTERNS, or all descriptions, for sale bv W.
D. sbellenberger, Xo. 74 Main street, McPher
poti Block. Brownville. Xeb. dwtf
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BROWS VILLE, NEB.,
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1S71.
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Editorial Correapaadcaee.
Lincoln, Feb. 28th, 1870.
Dear Adaerther .- This morning,
before leaving Plattamouth, my at
tention was called to the labor and
material expended by the Burlington
and .Missouri Railroad Company In
rip-rapping the west bank of the Mis
souri river, within the corporate lim
its of Plattsmouth. The company
first drove spling one hundred feet
apart, out in the river some twenty
feet, for the distance of about one
mile; then they commenced throw
ing in rock by the car load, out to the
line of these spiling, and thus they
build up a stone wall upon which they
lay the track. This wail is extended
above high water mark'and forms a
protection against the action of the
water in its tendency to wash the
bank away.
At eleven a. m. I took the train for
Lincoln. There were many of the
members and Senators aboard, on
their way to the capital. The road
runs up the Missouri to the mouth of
the Platte ; thence up the Platte eight
miles, where we received the passen
gers from the Omaha and Southwest
ern, which terminates on the north
side of the Platte, from here about a
mile distant. Our course is still up
the Platte, under the bluffs of solid
stone, to Ashland; from thence up
the Salt Creek valley to Lincoln, over
a very fine section of pruirie land,
large bodies of which are under culti
vation. We proceeded to the hotel
for dinner and from thence to the
Capitol, and found that the Legisla
ture had just convened.
A bill to amend the homestead ex
emption law was pending in the
House. It was soon put upon its pas
sage and then sent to the Senate. It
provides that two town or city lots,
or forty acres of farming lands, or
twenty acres of laud not laid out in
lots, but within an incorporated city,
shall be exempted fiom execution
against an actual settler, provided
that the value of said exemption shall
not exceed $2,500.
At op. m. a joint session of the
two houses was held, when the inves
tigating committee made their report.
They foundlrregularities in the loan
of the 5 per cent, scliool fund, all of
which is well known to the public
without further explanation. They
found that Deputy Treasurer Brock
had received a large bonus fiom sev
eral parties for his servicos in making
school fund loans. The public have
full information upon this point.
They found that the Governor had a
warrant issued for $2,000, with which
to pay Col. Chase his salary as Attor
ney General ; that the Governor gave
to Chase $1,000 aud wanted him to
sign vouchers for the full $2,000, this
was refused. So the Governor, after
retaining the money for some time,
paid the other $1,000 back into the
Treasury. They found that the Gov
ernor refused io allow the two Mc
Bride claims, until McBride agreed to
and did give to the Governor nearly
one-half the amounL of the claims, to
secure his approval. They found
that the Governor would not accept
the University building and pay for
the same, until the contractor had
agreed to allow the Governor $1,000 of
the money he was to get. They found
that the Governor, Secretary aud
Auditor were, in part, presented with
over one hundred and twenty acres of
land, before they would locate the in
sane asylum where they did, or, in
other words, they paid ten dollars per
acre for said lauds, aud that the citi
zens in that vicinity had to donate
enough to pay the other fifteen dol
lars per acre. These points were all
they made in their report. They
took a large amount of evidence
against the officers, but would not al
low any testimony to be taken in ex
planation contradicting or defending
the acts and doings of the officers.
They allowed none of the officers to
be present any time ; no cross exam-'
ination, aud wo arecreditably inform
ed that the persons whose testimony
was taken, would, if they had been
permitted, have so explained their
testimony, as to render it harmless
and of no weight. No evidence was
read. The Governor sent in to the
joint convention, a special message,
protesting agaiust the ex parte charac
ter of the investigation and expressed
his willingness to submit all matters
to a committee who would take evi
timony for and against the officers,
and then he would 'abide the result.
The special message, the joint report,
and the evidence was referred to the
House of Representatives when the
joint convention adjourned.
Mr. Myers, of the House, then of
fered two resolutions, aud moved that
they be made the special order for ten
o'clock to-morrow. The resolutions
read as follows :
Resolved, That a committee of two
be appointed to go and impeach the
Governor at the bar of the Senate.
Resolved, That a committee of five
be appointed to draft articles of im
peachment against the Governor, and
to manage the trial hefore the Senate
ou the part of the House.
From the indications, now appar
ent, these resolutions will be adopted
to-morrow by a decided, majority.
There is an evident disposition pre
vailing to stave ahead, without regard
to consequences or justice. Many are
yielding to a course which they will
find unsustainable in their cooler mo-
j ments, but more to-morrow.
T ,colx, March 1st, '71.
We find ourself, this morning, In
the Representative Chambex, in time
for the Chaplain's prayer. ,
The galleries and loby rooms are
well and systematically packed with
ladies and gentlemen, intent on hear
ing and seeing what is' to be donenn
der the special order of th9 hoar.
By permission a resolution was in
troduced reciting the rumors afloat,
that the Insane building is in a very
unsafe condition, and liable to fall
down upon the unfortunate popula
tion of the State now making their
home there, and asking the appoint
ment of an examining committee to
report the faots at an early day to ihe
solons of the House. By permission,
also, Mr. Shook introduced, and had
properly referred, a petition of several
hundred of the citizens of the State,
asking that the general license law be
so amended as to place the power to
sell maltspirituous and vinous liquors,
in any town, city or precinct Under
the control of a majority of its legal
voters.
The special order was then insisted
on, and after some parliamentary in
treaguing, the" resolutions of irapeacll
ment were put upon their' passage,
and were carried by thirty-three yeas',
against six nays; after which J. C.
Myers, J. E. Doom, DeForest Porter,
Henry J. Hudson and H. C. Ribrtian
were elected by the House, as a 'com
mittee to prepare1 articles of impeach
ment and to conduct the trial before
the Senate.
Mr. Sommerlad and Mr. Quiraby
were appointed the committee to im
peach the Governor at the bar of the
Senate. Afterwaids Mr. Sommerlad
reported to the House that the com
mittee had performed this duly. Im
peachment being the order of the day
no other business receives much at
tention. All other matters are of
mitior importance. Mr. Galey, in
obedience to this spirit, introduced a
resolution for a committee, of, three to
investigate the action of Auditor Gil
lespie, in reference to the reception of
bids and the letting of contracts to do
the State printing, in the fall of 18G8,
claiming that in wolatioii of law the
ltcruld bids were opened by the Aud
itor, and shown to Balcombe, .before
the day on which they were 'pub
licly opened, in order that Balcombe
could underbid the Herald.
A resolution passed the House, ask
ing of the Supreme Court their opin
ion as to the status of1 the Governor,
during the impeachment trial. The
hope is entertained by the Democracy
and their Republican allies, that the
opinion will open the way for the im
mediate suspension of the Governor
from office, in which case Secretary
of State, James, will assume the of
fice of Governor, aud issue a procla
mation for an extra session of the
Legislature. As to-morrow is the last
of the forty days we will soon see
whether their expectations will be re
alized. A joint session was held for the
election of three Regents of the State
University, when D. J. MoCann, of
the 1st; J. B. Maxfield, of the 2nd,
and Uriah Buuner, of the 3rd Judicial
Districts were elected, the balance of
the Board holding over.
Lincoln, March 2.
After the session of the House was
fairly commenced, members in vari
ous portions of the 'ball arose and
made ineffectual efforts to be recog
nized by Mr. Speaker. Many bills
aud resolutions are sought to be intro
duced even at this late day. Mem
bers are awaking up to the fact that
there is something else to be expected
of them besides impeachment. The
committee appointed yesterday to in
vestigate the manner in which the
State printing was let in the fall of
1868, reported that John Gillespie,
then Auditor of State and the proper
officer to receive Bealed proposals for
such printing, did, before the day he
was authorized to. open the same,
break the seal of the envelop contain
ing such proposals so received from
Miller & Richardson, of Omaha, and
show the proposition of said last nam
ed parties, for.the State printing, to
St. A. D. Balcombe, who, after exam
ination, made his proposal a fraction
lower on such printing as Miller
& Richardson had proposed to do,
and to put in a very high bid on such
work as the Herald establishment
did not want to do, these two par
ties being the only ones bidding on
this class of printing, aud by this un
lawful act St. A. D. Balcombe ob
tained the State printing.
Mr. Roberts, of Butler, introduced
resolutions to appoint a committee of
two to impeach the Auditor, John
Gillespie, before the bar of the Sen
ate, and a committee of five to pre
pare articles of impeachment, and to
conduct the trial before the Senate.
A spicy debate sprung up here, the
Butler Republican impeachers oppos
ing, and Butler Republican anti-im-
peachers and the Democracy pressing
the
adoption of these resolutions.
This little episode in political warfare
Intensly pleased the Democratic loby,
and sent their late allies, the JJutJer
Republican impeachers, to the wall
very much down in he mouth. It
was now plainly evident to every im
partial looker on that the Democracy
cared less for corruption in State of
ficials, and more for the progress theyj
were raaKing m racing the founda
tions of the Republican party, in the
hearts, minds and affections of the
people. It was equally plain that
many Republicans were mpre intent
. on injuring Governor 3uter than in
purifying the party from embezzling
and extortionate leeches. We are
T Itr J
against ineuaitor js not prompted
,by good, but for ttie purn.os'e, of corn
ering the impeachers" of the Govern
or, aid the, whole matter meets the
unqualified condemnation of impar-
tlalmen. The Resolutions "were fiu
auy adopted by twepiy-six yeas,
against twelve nays, and the election
ef the five, managers of the impeach
ment was made the special order for
four o'clock to-day. Judges Crouhse
and Lake, of the Supreme court, gave
their opinion to the Hbuse that the
Governor, was suspended' jfrohi liis of
fice during Uie trial. t TJie Chief Jus
ticedeclined to give his opinion until
the proper parties, should have a legal
standing upon ,'t'he records of "his
court. .
A committee of two wa$, appointed
to notify the'Secretary tiat the House
would recognize him ,as acting Gov
ernor until the impeaclirhent of the
Governor was disposed, of by the Sen
ate. A bill is before the 'House to re-establish
old Clay county, but has little
prospect of becoming, a lawj
:A joint se8sionieecte4, J. HvNote
ware Superintendent of emigration
,foratwo years,, and rhe , follow jng
LJoara ot uommissioners of Jimigra
tioijj .to;wit :t J. W. Pearrnan of poe,
F. Ml Hohmau,. of. Lancaster, J .
Taylor, of Dodge, 'c. T. Waldter, of
Richardson, and John Roth, of'Doug
lns. j
The Impeachment evidence was not
read before, .llu joint committee nor
In veither house, notwithstanding
many members called for the reading,
and so I can Tear n but little of what
may be in that huge bundle which
was handed over to the managing
committee appointed to Impale' the
Governor. tT am assured by Senator
Thomas that Miller, ' of the Herald,
knew nothing, nor testified to r the
truth of one material fact. I am
furthermore creditably informed that
Miller said to one of the committee
that he could not swear to' the 'truth
of a single charge" he ''had made
against the Governor nor 'did he
know of any one who could, 'but" tliat
he had taken his stand , upon these
charges and he must maintain, it for
tue sake of his qva reputation, wheth
er he could prove them or not. . i "
Governor JJutler wi 11 turn over his
office to the Secretary 5P, soon as the
articles of impeachment are filed and
brought to his notice in due form..
The Senate have a bill before them
to provide for the election of a Gov
ernor this coming iall if there then
shall be a vacancy.
Lincoln", March 3.
I shall leave Lincoln to-day at 12
M., for Brownville. 'I'a'm Vow listen
ing to Speaker Collins, who has pre
senfed'resolutfons looking to the im
peachment of Judges Crounse and
Lake, for delivering an advisory opin
ion to the impeachers, in violation of
the statutes which reads "no Judge of
the Supreme or District court shall
practice as an attorney or counsellor
at law, or give advice in relation to
any case pending or about to be
brought in any of the courts of this
State." Mr. Collins ii' claiming that
the opinion the Judges gave to the
House in answer Id the question sent
themes tp' the official' staiidingVof
the Governor now that he had been
impeached by the House, wns in Vio
lation of the abeve statute, and that
they ought, therefore, to be impeach
ed. Mr. Porter followed in: a very
telling speeoh in oposition to the View
of Speaker Collins. After some spar
ring, both pro and xjon, the resolu
tions were withdrawn.
The articles of impeachment against
the Governor have-not yet been filed,
mi frm whnt I can learn they will r
not be fully prepared to-day ; certain
ly not before four o,'clock this after-
f
iiuon. J
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee have reported favorably on the
following appropriations for the years
1871 and 1872 :
nnvornor's Salary .............v-,000
Secretary's Salary....--.
Auditor'fa Salary.-..
Treasurer's Salary -
Superintendent's Salary
Attorney General's Salary.
AdJutnntGencral'8 Salary
Chief Justice's Salary.
Associate Justice's.' Salary
District Attornles' Salary..
Land Commissioner's Salary
1.200
........... 1,600
.a. OUU
4,000
2,000
2,000
4.000
S.000
.9,000
2,000
Librarian's Salary...
D0U
Principle Deaf and DumbSalary 3,000
Governor's Private Secretary's Salary... 2,000
Secretary of State's Clerk's Salary
n,.vn1
2.000
Auditor "
Treanurer ;
Sup't Pub. Ins't ", "
Land Commissioner's " "
Janitor of LUo CapitolSalary ...
. 2,400
3,000
300
1,000
1,200
.. . 1,200
3,000
Janitor or tne Asyium aaiary
Warden Penitentiary, Salary.
Matron Deaf and Dumb, Salary 1,000
Teacher ofDeaf and uuino, aaiary i,wo
Cook, Washing, &c J.0w
Deputy Warden Penitentiary, Salary 1,800
Fuel for Legislature and State officers 3.000
Fuel for Insane Asylum, ... .p00
Fnel for Penitentiary- I.JJJJ"
Incidental printing for Legislature 3,000
Translating Governor's Message . -
For Express, Postage, Stationery, etc 8.1OO
Stale Nformal School Salaries, fuel, etc 9,000
Board and Clothinjr or Convicts 12,000
Board. Clothing, Schooling and expen-
en of Deaf and Dumb ...- ...-l-,ow
Printing and Binding of Revenue books
and blanks. - "'SJi
Printing Laws and Journals ."J
rtetm, for Deaf and Dumb . ,iw
"Before the adjournment this appro
priation will reach the sum of $250,
000, and as a specimen of the manner
or doing business at Lincoln, we say
that this, very important, and, per
hapsj;betmost important, bill, when
it was-caljed up a motion .was made
that thej rules Jbe suspended, and that
ithej-ead the 1st, 2d and 3rd times by
Jtatltle, and then be put upon Its pas
sage, and as .the Speaker- was putting
the question Mr. Shookcalled the at
tention of the House to the import
ance of the bill, and asked that it be
referred to the committee of the whole
.House where it could,, be read and dis
cussed item by, item, and it was 80re-
ferred
Ijeaveon the 145 train for Platts
mu'th, and thence home,
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Ml
C.
J. 6.
further satisfied thatf the .movement
i i. - . ... . -
"Tt&Xeadea Academy?
This sdhdol, 'under llio supervision
of Prof: ' Pierson closea its winter
term, March 1st. "TV was hot conven
ient for'me to attend' the examination
of' tu'e-'studehsf during' the day, lUt
am informed the "exe'reises 'were J6f
TOore tHan"orafnaril5T"Interesting,Dr.
McGrew3win'glve a' report." The'exf
hibition in the evening was a decided
success, PfoL. ''Pierson" beats olt'thb
palhr'of' having the best school exhib
ition in Loddon. This is not said in
disparagement" of other exhibitions of
a similar nature, 'irNVe love not Cesar
less; but Rome more.'1 iThis is as it
should Be j every term should be an
improvement oponthe laskM
Each student did very well; yet in
giving,f'honor whom honor is' due,"
It may be right to give some a! separate
notice, the d there with equal advan-
tages might. da equally fas Jwbli.may
be better. .Miss- Lizzie Loveless Js
charming in'rehersal, a fine reader,
graceful inlmanneribn the"stage.. la
distinctness .of, Utterance'1, anLa com
manding presence, before an audiance
JuliaHarding.: ranks- next to Miss
Loveless, Miss Julia" Xa the youngest
student in tho school.. Miss Emma
Drew.withVsome practiceun -manner,
and position' will raake.a good speak
er. Young rrfen must be Yery. ;ar!eful
or. the young wonaen willeciipso'them
as orators. What many of thetstu
dentar need to .correct themselves in,
is a hurried niahndry hndOian indis
tinct utterance.. . tci I :
. Robert and Joseph. jColeman arc
youngmen of fiiie talents land always
help to give tone and .character to: "a
school exhibition, and theydid not
fail oh this occasion. Wjiliahi Chap
man has quite an ability to represent
the lower coiiditipus'ioC life,- so asto
aronso niirthfulness; and be a fun-ma-kerhis
representations on thlsocca
.siori, of- the uneducated Irishman,
and undeveloped, negro character,
were very g'ood and true to life John
-. Winter's gift for drollery waa well
L exhibited. j! '.
.Prof.,Martlnf JEeru -." ndded much
to the enjoyment of the evening with
his beautiful- and- highlysiCUltivated
musical taleutr-' discoursing sweet
f ounds.fr.onv.tue-.organ. Dr. -MeGrew
contributed much to tho entertain
ment with music ofrom "ther xlolin.
Tbo-paper, published . by the young
menof(the,Loudonw.Acade.my called
the 'London Qhronicle, jloca credit to
tho worthy editors, it is hofledjfrwjll
have an extended circulation- The
essay read at the commencement of
the.exercises,- will by request, besent
in a few days to, the Advertiser for
publication. The prayer by the Rev.
Mr.. Martin, of course.-jwaa good and
breathed a deep earnest devottqnal
spirit. Taking the exhibition, toyt
ensetnbte-it was creditable tot.all. cqn
cernedlt is hoped, the friends of
' I I . F , 1 U A ,J'- '
educatiou will keep up this interest
in school matters, and- see, that we
soon have a suitable,, gchool-buildiDg,
and a graded school, c , , i
Jennette Harding,
London, Aeb.
r J
1 ' For the Advertiser.
Accusation 'of Crirne. ' '
To the popular mind un accusation
of crime amounts to guilt. It is .true
that a person is considered innocent
before the law untiL his" guilt is prov
en ; but not so in tbef popular mind.
Accusation issynonymou's with guilt,
and the stigma that attaches-to .crime
too often clings to the accused, though
he may be absolutely innocent.'
It is a fearful thingstoaccusOa. per-
Lson of a crime he never- committed,
as it not only uJTects him, but it en
tails disgrace and misery upon his in
nocent oflspiiug. .The .divine male
diction Jhat the fruits jof a -course.jof:
6in biiall descend to the third and
(.fourth generations, seems also to.fol
low the iunocent.wrongfully accused,
attimes. . - t -.:.,..:
Thojiosition one, r occupies in, life,
also, has much to do in aggravating a
crime; a person of little influence,
whose acquaintance is bounded by the
narrow circle that skirts .his horizon,
may do with impunity, what another,
whose qircle is much, more extended,
would be branded as & criminal for
doing.
Audrew Johnsop had, doubtless, of
ten.do'ne things as a private citizen,
as disgraceful 0and reprehensible, as
he did while, occupying the Presiden
tial chair.; yet his position had more
to do in making him obnoxious than
bis acts ; and his name now descends
to posterity linked with those of Jno.
Tyler and Benedict Arnold, and his
posterity must bear the opprobium.
The accusation may or may not be
just, yet he stands condemned by thq.
American people, although acquitted
by the tribunal that tried him.
,Let a high official be, accused of any
malfeasance in office, aud instantly
the whole State is agitated ; the pub
lic mind clamors for conviction. Ac
cusation presupposes guilt. The ver
dict is instantly rendered, no matter
what may be the result of a fair, Im
partial trial, the most triumphant re
futation of all the charges cannot
place the officer's reputation where it
stood before he was accused. He may
be acquitted: the tribunal may be
perfectly 'satisfied? yet the people do
not know all the proofs of his Inno
cence; the aecusatibn will fly" where,
refutation never finds its way, and
though' he'may be innocent theT1re
proach' 0 guilt attaches to him and
U13 jwaituvj
What constitutes guilt? We an
swer a willful breaklugof Ia'w.'or'fhe'
'principles of Tight and ' justice. 'Er
rors may occur-; the bounds of pru
dence may fee 6verstepjjed ; & lack of
gobd'-judgement maybe displayed'; a
want of-jp'roper care manifested;1 and
yet "be far from' Implying guilt or
crime. A porsorr may do all of these
and yet revolt-at thtf veiyUhought of
crime."1 t1'
- .Th6ro Is something terrible in the
thdughfof 'fixing on an innocent 'pcr-
aohUKetain of guilt The sensitivo-
nafQre starts hackj appalled at th&
Hsgracfr'cntalled 6n innocent parties';
een the truly guilty feel' that part of
the'puiiishment inosf keenly.
Away down! deep in the heart there
is u bloelling, a pain of living-death,
that' ho' panaceh 'can reach. How
the4rearto'f !d' truoi'friond yearns to
relieve that pain, and yet how pow
erless. The oterual day will 'alone
disclosothe terrible 'wrongs suffered
by-s'uch hearts:
Men'1 confound tho errors of tho
head -with tho real intentions' of the
heart", and ore thns condemned for
-actsHnnocoutly committed. How Of-
ten'has tho rose faded from tho youth"
fuLch"ee,"r,.or the hale, robust' form of
middle agoiyJelded to a premature de-
creptitude'tibccau8oof-a false accusa
tion or 'an, unmerrited censure,
-v f j-r- 4. h 'k - Charity.
r
a) i
. t , f For Uio A.uvcrtls.ciX
Sialic.
Of all th'e'i'ifta bestowed'dn mail bv
"a benlficent Creator, not one, unes-
aouviui iu CAi3ii;ui;i:, niiuius ou uiutii
reftl pleasure as th6 power of song.
Wherever man is f8und, music is
cuftivlt?ea tb sdnie' 'extent. The In
dian moiher'has her lullaby for 'her
'pappoose'and the 'dus"ftj' warrior
cnants nisr war-song Deiore engaging
in deadly sfrffe with' his enemy r and
in strdins of Wild music, recites his
exploits as lie returns homeward' from
the war-path, crowned with wreaths
of Victory and' Iadeiied with the
scalps of fiis'victims. '1 '
' -Nature' ha3 ten thousand harpers
her domain is voca'I with' the voice of
song noffaldne the groves with their
feathered songsters, their waving
branches and' fluttering leaves : or
stgling pine3 and rippling streamlets ;
Willie deen-toilCd thunderfand the
restless bilio'ws'bf the heaving ocean,
"adiTthefr rich' harmony. The Iow-
Y8 kine, the fileUtlug- sheep1, the
'chirplng'cflbketa-d'tho drowsy hum
o'f'ii fhoifsaulf in'secti-, are music when
the dews are falling and the shades of
evening draw theircurtains in the
.wl -J,'X J s:rtii ! j'
west.
Mnsic'-iyalh'1 elfarW;" ''when' the
he'a'rt'Isaick, and the body 'w'ea'ry and
faint witlv'the toils and" cares of earth ;
when nature hi gloomy, and fears of
the unkndwri- future arise when
friends 'n'a"ve been false, andtdversity
haslaiu" 'its-withering' hand upon us;
F when we are almost ready tb lay our
"aching head" ariU'burating hearf'bn
thelap of earth, and pray the good
angel to take our weary overburdened
spifit to tlio fond of rest, "blr'how
inexpressibly sweet dothe soft tones
ofplaintive music strike oiir 'cars,
fiow ofiV heart insensibly loses its
burden, and Joy and'1 peace enter our
soul;" the tear before dried up In Its
scorched and fevered fountain, flows
in its wonted channel" and gives a
strange relief, a quiet calm pervades
the whole being ; and strength to bat
tle with life's difficulties, returns. -
Music is the lauguago of the soul,
htriie 'eloquence dwells in Htrnins, its
power Is irresistable. o do not
mean the-jargon of discordant sounds
popularly but falsely named music;
art fails to compass-it, the training of
the school can never reach it.
Men may invent an alphabet of
sound, naiiy write soft tones and tones
of thunder, and yet fail to- touch the
chord that vibrates In the soul, or
reach thelfoUndutionr.of true sympa-
!.,!(' nature were studied more, we
snouia nave more true music.
I'm . " i' Orpheus.
jtml ,
Positively the Last. The Worcester
Evening Gazette thus tUspofees of ''Marj"H
Lamb'; . i r
"Mary had a Utile lamb,"
We've heard it o'er and o'er,
UntU that) little lamb'a becomo
.. A pjrfect little bore. ,-
Sol proposn there shall bo dug
A' grave biith deep and wide.
In which that lamb and ull its bards.
Bo burled bide by side.
Impeachment of Gtrr. Clayton:
TheArkansas House has passed ar
ticles of impeachment against Gov.
Clayton by a vote of 42 to 30. The
articles charge that Gov. Clayton. cou
s'piredwlth hienibers of the Supreme
Court to deprive Lieut-Gov. Johnson
of his office ; that he unlawfully re
moved the Probate Judge of Clark
county; that he aided in frauds in
the election of a State Senator and
three Representatives to the General
Assembly ; that he received pecunia
ry consideration, for the State bonds
issued in aid of the Memphis and Lit
tle Rock, and tho Little Rock and
Fort Smith Railroads ; that he issued
State bonds to certain railroads which
were not entitled to them ; and that
he is guilty of other misconduct aud
malfeasance of office. Chief Justice
Wilshire immediately offered his res
ignation, which the Governor accept
ed. Associate Justice McClure suc
ceeds him, against whom articles of
impeachment were passed . by the
House February 19th. The new ap
pointment is asserted to be for the
purpose of ousting Lieut-Gov. John
son. The Republicans charge, and
the Democrats admit, that the arti
cles of impeachment of Gov. Clayton
were" passed for the purpose of placing
Lieut-Gov. Johnson in office. On
February 17th, Gov. Clayton sent a
j message to tho House, stating that he
.nan oeen unomciaiiy iniormed that
articles of impeachment had been
passed ngninst him, and of hi3 sus
pension, and that he had been advised
-to .use force to take charge of the
"State Government. The House re
fused to receive the mpssnirp hv n. vnr
?f 3 to 32. February 19th. a commit-
'tee'from the House appealed before
the Senate to; present the articles ot
impeachment, but a quorum not be
ing present the committee retired.
Gov. Clayton has his home guarded,
and is swearing in malitia. Great ex
citemeat exists, and it, is, not improb
able that there will be violent deraon-
istrations. Jieartfi ana Home. ,
Current top let.
Thurlow Weed wears a $15,000
diamond. t
A complelo sell to sell celery iu
a cellar. JV. Y. Leader.
Albany has a brass baud com
posed of twelve young ladies.
A mother iu Prividenco say3 her
child is "real woll, as sho feeds it ou
consecrated milk." ,
,Geu. Butler has added $500 to tho
fund for a new Methodist church in
Gloucester, Mass.
The Comte de Paris is one of tho
best pistol-shots and billiard-players
of tho nmateur sort in all France.
A Louisville paper reports the
formation of a "Dodge Club" in that
eity. The object of the members is to
dodge their creditors.
Mrs. Burnsidc, of Michigan,
greased her son,s hair with kerosene.
It caught fire, and tho burned side
was all over him.
Martha L. Smith and Ada M.
Gleason, telegraph operators, have
built a city telegraph line, and have
opened two offices in New York.
Druukenness among women, wo
are informed by no les3 authority than
the Saturday Review,, is becoming
alarmingly prevaleut In Great Brit
ain. A photographer in Waterbury,
Conn., is selling pictures of tho burn
ing High SchooL in that city, taken
at night while the flames were at their
highest.
' M. Thiers, the head of tho new
government of France, is nearly seventy-four
years of age. This fact will
be comforting to those middle-aged
gentlemen who fear that they are
breaking down.
llicord, the celebrated Parisian
physician, is" said to bo one of tho
most earnest of the Red Republicans,
,and to believe that Gambetta has
more force and btains thau any of the
r public men in France.
-The Germans at Indianapolis ro-
noiced over the fall of Paris by making
a pretzel large enougli to leett one
hundred men. It took a barrel of
flour and over one hundred pounds of
salt to make tiiat pretzel.
The Prince of Wales is stated to
be .mending his ways on account of
the strong republican tendencies of
the Britieh mind. The greater the
freedom of community the les3 free
dom there is in his morals.
North Carolina has "an old man
of the mountains," who lives about
40 miles' from Greenville, and has
reached the ago of 143 years. At the
time of Braduock's defeat lie was 20
years old, aud had a wife and three
children.
A live cat was found in tho mail
bag at a town in Maine one day last
week. The Postmaster made diligent
search through all the United State
postage laws to ascertain the amount
of postage ou the animal, but found
nothing touching the case.
A New Hampshiio man, whon
asked to give his consent to tho mar
riage of his daughter, turned with a
beaming countenance to the appli
cant and answered frankly: "Yea,
yes; and don't you know some likely
young man who will take the other'."
Speaker John T. Bunch, of the
Kentucky House, shed. a bottle of
ink every trmo ho writes his name.
The dot he puts ut tho end of his au
tograph is exactly the length of a
Congressional penknife with tho
blades open at both ends. Cincinnati
Commercial.
A youngster, while perusing a
chapter in Genesis, turning to his
mother, inquired if the people in
those days used to do sums ou tho
ground. It was discovered that he
had been reading the passage "And
.the sons of men multiplied upon the
facb of the earth.
A shoemaker was fitting a custo
mer with a jiair of boots, wuen the
buyer observed that he had but 0110
objection to them, which was that
the soles were a little too thick. "If
that is all," replied the shoemaker,
"put on the boots, and the objection
will gradually wear away.',
The San Francisco Alia reminds
the Republican of California that if
they intend to win the battle this
year, they must noniiualo their very
best men Air State officers. Congress
men, aud the State Legislature; and,
moreover, that they must be thor
oughly und ffliciv-ntly organized.
Many years ogo a stranger mado
a special deposit of two specie boxe
with a bank in Indianapolis, which
was afterward consolidated with on
other institution. Possession of tho
unclaimed special deposit was hotly
disputed, until the boxes were at last
opened and found to contain three
stones and an old newspaper!
Toombs, the once prominent
Georgia rebel, is still denying tho
story that he ever said he would some
day read the roll of bis slaves under
the shadow of Bunker Hill. No one,
we suppose, hns any apprehention
that he will make any such attempt
just at present.
It is reported that our country
man, Wm. W. Story, the poet-artist,
is so much dissatisfied with the
changes in Rome that he threatens to
take up his abode elsewhere. He
thinks the Eternal City must now
lose the flavor of the moldy past
which clung to it while it remained
an ecclesiastical center.
A school girl in Fernandina, Fla.
a, few nights ago, turned down tho
wick of her kerosene lamp, and as It
continued to smoke, she placed a book
on the top of chimney. In a mo
ment a fearful explosion took place,
which set fire to her dress, to the cur
tains, and to the adjacent woodwork,
and she was fatally burned, dying the
next morning.
A very curious mode of trying
the title to laud is practiced in Hm
doostau. Two holes are dug in the
disputed spot, in each of which the
plaintiffs ami defendant's lawyer
put one of tneir legs, and remain
there until oiu of them is tired, in
which case his client is defeated. Iu
this country it is the cliant and not
the lawyer, who puts his foot in it.
A Cballeng-e on TivJa
To the Editor of tho Chicago Tribune -
I challenge any census marshal iu
the northwestern states, outside of
any city, town or village, to show a
greater enumeration of twin children
in one township than was enumera
ted in Woodstock towuship. Schuy
ler county, 11)11101-, in 1S70. There
are twenty pairs of twin children, un
der sixteen years of age, all living
and doing well. They are all Repub
licans except eighteen pairs of them.
The principal productions of the
township are Democrats, twin babies,
railroad ties aud barrels. Very res
pectfully yours, B. C. GILL AM.
Assistant U. S. marshal, Twenty
third sub-districfeiofllliuois.
Rushville, I1I Feb. 20.
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