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BEADING MATTER OX EVERY PAGE Oldest Papor in the State
VOL. lo.-NX).
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE COUHTY.
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ESTABLISHED 1856. i
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SOCIAL DIRECTORY.
LODGES.
ryMt CarrflcIi;omtnBndrryivmBt'j'eru
A plnr ,. li. Meets m Masonic Hall on ttie
econd Saturday night in each month. It. V. Fuii
ws Em.Com. Jno. Bulkk, Recorder.
Mrnirnville ClinDter No. 4. It. A. 91.
Keruiarvimruanicauoiisnrsi-uunuayniKiH.
In irh month.
lecture JieeiinKS every .uunaay
nlRht. Jon' IW.AKK,
1UIX EY. S
M. E. II. P. Ruyus T.
3ninlia Valley Lodge No. 4, A. F. &
W A. il. Regular Communications lirst and
third Saturday nights In each month. Iodge oi
rnstrartion every Saturday night. John Blake,
W. M jjnNBY Fkkxcu. &ccy.
ifiSyUrovrnvHle Loilee No. 5, I. O. O.
F.
"' JtPKUlur meetings I u
tpirulur meetings Tuesday evening ot each
week. J. bTtrcawx, .y . u. ii. . ukoss, g?ecy.
CHURCHES.
ftF PrcMbrtcrlna
tlrrlnn f '.hnrrli. scrvicuk catai
Sabbath at KKW a. m.. and T:w p. m. Prayer
i.
abb
Mt:nc WedneMlay evenlnes. baDDMM acnooi
Lt:o'clockp. m. J.T. Haicp. I'aator.
.tlRtlioiIltt K. Chnreh. -services oacn
u-,.i...ti. ,.t iiin m.. ana .: D. m. ann-
day School t a. in. rryer reeling Aiiursuuj
evcolng. W. It. M. Cut-T,
litor.
CTirMt'.i "Imrcb EplHPopnl. Corner
Atlantic and iocond tre"t. Siervlccs every
Hunday Momlnt? hi 10', o'clock p. in. bnjiaay
Srhool at l", o'clock. KvenlngService at 7'i o'clock.
..! v iTomiuuuIon iidministcred on the first Sunday
of eichmontli. Seats free. O. R. DAVIS. Itector.
tfK27ltapllt Church. Corner Foiirth and At
BJ lantirtarccttc Services every Sabbath ex
.nt the third In each month, at 11 o'clock a. m.,
.,.i -neloclc . Sunday School at 10 a. m.
I')4r MeVtinB Wednesday evening. T. S. LOWE,
Tastor.
jf3t"hritian Church
London. Divine ser-
yw
Ice every Sabbath ut 11 a. m., and in the
veiling.
rxr. Mnrt'n-1'.nliicopHl Pern. Sen-ice
KO HnTr Sunday mitrnlnc and evening. Sun-
rfav Scliool at 3 o'clock p. m.
Itev. It. C. TAX.BOTT.
Pa-stor.
HC3M. K. Church, Loudon.-Servlces every
& other Sabbath. Itev. J. V. Mahtin. Pastor.
ff?.1I. IS.CIinrrfc, Pcrn.-Sen-Ices every Sab
' bath. Itev. Maiiti.s Phitcil.ki. Pastor.
JS.M. E.
Churrh. Nemnhu City. Services
othYShbiiatli. It. HnitiiK. Pastor.
CITY OFKICAL8.
iKSCIty Coanrll.-Meets the First Tliursday In
- euch month. Mayor, C F. Stewart. Al
dermen. F. X. Tisdel, W. D. Lewis. F. E. Johnson.
C Ncldlmrdt. 1). PIhsIpps. Mnrshul. D. Caprnbell.
Oerk.J.15 l).K-ker. Attorney. S. French. Treas
urer. J. W. Middletuii. Engineer. T. V. Bedford.
MAILS.
Northern-IJHy-vIa Phelps:
Arr.vr ai 12 p. 1:1.
fJoutliern Daily via Pliclim:
Departs at 6 a.m.
Daparts at S a.m.
Arrives at 3 p.m.
Northern -Via Peru
uut:ieii- Vm .M...ihH Tri-Weekly: Departs
JIuii'U' Wodiii:av .n'l .-:i.rday at 7 a.m. Ar-nve-
aa.ne 'Ly- :a p.ui.
Ve-:erii -Vi.1 i.cunNOh to Beatrice Dally:
Depart-, at 7 a.m. Arn es ut s p.m.
Nsrtfccrn - Vm indn:i to Spring Creek Week
ly ( parts Kr.dny at 7a.m. Arrives Saturday at
6 r-m.
Souilnrestern Via S; pftian to Table Hock
Wt y Departs Jloiidaj ..i ; a.m. Arrives Tues
day at t) p.m.
Post 0:'e Uruirs from 7a. m.. to7'? p.m. Sun
days from JtftoM , , . W. A. POLOCK. P. M.
mrsuiESs CARDS.
AffTKJSfi! 'i&f'-
TTKWETl .V Sl.TTMAil. JlMtnefK aW
11 helorsatl.iv.-. l!rwn4lle.Nob. Oiliee ifo..
Mcl'ht'rwin ilnxr'ic. up stairs.
FRENCH t HOOKKi.AttoriioysnndCouiL!Clors
at L'W. Wnl jsive dilig nt attention to any !e
j:ai b ;ine entm-Ksl to tl.e-r care. Office In Court
H:use Uuilduig, lIrown;llc, Neb.
TOIIA
DI LI)X. Attorney and Counselor at Law,
t and l!e;t I
Estate Ateiit, iecumseb, JohiLson
County. Neb.
'PHOMAS.t ItllUADY. Attorneys nt Law and
i uioitors inflmm-ery. OUice in District Court
H'om. Urnwiiville. N-b.
"IX'M II. McI.ENNAN. Attorney and Counselor
i ut I jiw , Nebraska City, Neb.
V1'K.tIlUMI'IIKBY. Attorneys and Counselors
.s ui I jiM, luu-uee Cit". Pawnee Counti'. Neb.
T K (iltldliS. Attorneynt Law and Land Agent,
-i. i
Ik-trice, Wage Count', Nebraska.
PIIVSICIAXS.
ft F -STEWAItT.M.
V . Hrownvllle. Neb.
D., Physician and Surgeon,
Oiliee hours from 7 to 9 a.m.
p. in. Ufiice in IL C Lett's
-Ild Uli.Ullllti'
to7.
Iru More.
1 M. M. DAILY, I'hysiclan and Surueon. St.
m Heroin. Neb. Graduate of Cincinnati Eclec
tic College. si v
lr II KIMIIELIN.M.D.. Physician and Surgeon
;i u the Nebraska Eye and Ear Inllrmiry.
o. Main street. UrownviUe, Neb. Olllce hours
rom 7 a.m. to 6 p. in.
TT C" THUItMAN. Physician and Surgeon, No.
.-.. jiuui street, lirownvllle. Neb.
romc to II a.m. and from 1 to-1 p. m.
Oiliee hours
1 1 u .M ATIIEW S. PhVcian and Surgeon. Office
vi.le. Neb.
-- i ii v i7rur?5i
Drug Store. No. K 3Iain street, Brown-
I.A.VU AGENTS.
A P OOGsU.L. ltcal Estate and Tax Paying
,' . Fe"V om" '" Corswell lllock. corner First
and Atlantic streets. Will give prompt attention to
we sale of Ileal Estate and the I'ayment of Taxes
inrtiughout the Nemaha Land District. 7tf
"DICHAKD V
IIUGIIE??, Heal Estate Agent and
C Office in Hnnniiriiril.tMoVRir
AV N itary Public
rurimii re store.
lirownvllle. Neb.
1U.IAM H. HOOVEU, P.cal Estate andTai
v J,a-V1"K gent. Office In District Court Hoom.
rlV'uvo,.,,rom,,tat,e"tlori to "e 'e of Heal Es
Landw t "'nientorTa:ccst,lroueUou"hcNemalia
fillAIX DEALERS.
1?VAX WOKTIIIXr:. Vnrarnritnn - r-..m,;o
anltl!1 .I,?r,,,.'ali1' and dealer In all kindsor Grain
Mafn , J3' I I?"c- ."ice and Wareroom, No.
"Main street.
, lunnvilie. sco.
(i '"TBno., Dealers in Grain. Pm
prc?'.' Asn.!w. Neb. Highest market
W "in, 'ir ""tthlnsthe farmer can raise. We
.nou ami sell everthing known to the market.
MERCIIANUISE.
.) a.M -McI'"KIlSON. Dealer
Main ill. S,e riK,m in Mcl'Jl
in General Merch-
hersou Block, No. Cfi
lV15y
F.SlIlv.?- Dealor' InGenenilMerch
ih1im?. No. 75 Main street. lirownvllle. Neb.
n dI'J-,7- 1)K.. dealer In General Merchan-a-t
'tvwrantlnBw"1 Commission Merch-P-i
ters ?M'l,,s'reel-.,nrnwviI1. Neb. Corn
tv,j i . .Ifoyes. Furniture, etc. always on
f-m,'?rSlJcSCep!lM fr ,ndeSl PCUS
NOTARIES.
B. v J "'m' No:ari- Publlcand Convevaneer,
-ntr,ln!',r,P?,'.seco"d ttoOT ro-.vnvli:e
UI .v r,?,r. ,he E.I'Jltable and American Ton-
lBsurance compauies.
JUSTICES.
A W
P U!rA:;- oaate Judge and Justlceof the
;,,, unie :n Court House Building, ISruwn-
vuie
-- -.."fLSn-VETOR.
" addrk . tS"1?- t-:',aty Purveyor. PotolSce
rUtnoH, :oaha County .Nebraska.
- SADDLERY.
' Main:i1L1fI m116' I.,r,id,s. OoIIms. Etc. No.
to order 2i, rt-,1Jrunv,iie.Neb. Mending done
iitisfoctiornjiaraateed:
BLACKSMITHS
J.1i!N.,!e:
IlitwaviiiV . k T "hick,imit. JI!n street.
keei'iii,:wft.
S with
:. snort not.ee, and at prices in
':a'rs.
J- i' (,IHMIV
BlHcksniitl'.s snd iro-
Br
h ::?-neiwM Main Hd AUaiiUc.
- n -v, ork (juae tJ orde-a,,,! gaiteiae-
tUu
ir vi
. r tni
t-aaruiu-ej
"KiDGE BULGING.
('.
1 BrVilv'V1;-S"5? Guilder and Contractor.
"ntTniiriV c :oi. " agent tor it. .smitirs
briilee now in uT5, Tae Mr"ngest and best wooden
- BOOTS ANU SHOES.
l LkvTTTrrrrr
fv iMkl7J. V,A' Boot and sho Maker. No.
oa hri?re;tv,J"wnvllIe.Nb. llasconstant-ai-'nli
?n';!!IKl as-rtment of Gent's. Lady's.
wrkd.j,!; .VMlWren's "oots and Shoes. Custom
dion"u0"nessau(1 dispatch. Itepairlng
HARDWARE.
Siwibl BItOS.. Dealers
ailo. &,.?'w. Tinware. Carnpntpr T
in Hard-
ve.Neb? Etc- Xo-74 n sir1' Browa
Carpenter Tools, Black-
t P ? 3?i?,...SJUUTS. Hardware Merchants. No.
.ves. Tinware K arownvllIe NeD- Dealers In
-, iinware. Etc
TAILORING.
rmincrT ::
.V,MalnrtrLDT-,Mercliaot Tailor. No. G2
JPlhdlas,t"f.t'?)wnvllle.Neb. Has on hand a
Te Ust it vi Goods. and will make them up in
'trros. olJs. on abort notice and reasonable
SALOONS.
T OVEPit.
V 5wn Vn j-X, fUD CO., Teace and Quiet Sa
1rL5Lno kVpfon hand! """ "
h loon " fSTER. Alhambra Billiard Sa
' Winw ?:.!? 1 1 a,n strel. Bro wnvllle. Neb. The
- -"aiJ1uoconstauUyonhand.
RKSTATTflAX-rrc.
V firIRANT--0' b
2,-MuT0Jf .8J"- BrownvlUe'Neb.
. isow by r&e day or wBet.
ftW'V TT-r
BUSINESS CARDS.
HOTELS.
S HERMAN HOUSE. C M. Kaunman. Proprie
tor. No. 40 Main street. Brown ville. Nebraska.
Thoroughly remodeled and refurnished. I- eed sta
ble In connection with the house. Stages lor all
points west and omnibusses for all trains.
EEYNOLDS HOUSE, J. N. Ites'nolds, Proprietor.
Nos. 88 tt ilain street, oniwslte Postoffice.
Newly furnished throughout; thoroughly remod
eled from cellar to attic First Class Sample Itooui
on first floor. Most convenient House to the busi
ness part of the city. .Livery accommodations con
venient. Stages lor all points leave this House
daily, making close connections with all Kallroad
trains. . :7-y
AMERICAN HOUSE, L. D. llobison. Proprietor.
Front street, between Main and College. Good
Feed and Livery Stable in connection with this
House.
DaUGGISTS.
M 'CHEEKY fc N1CKELL, Dealers in Drugs,
Stationery. Etc.. No. 33 Main street, Ilrown
vllle. Neb. Full assortment of Drugs, Paints, Oils,
Books, Stationary, etc on hand, and sold at whole
sale or retail.
GEO. S. PHELLIPS,
LiveryvFeedj& Exchange Stables
Browi-viUe, Nebraska.
J. BLAKE,
nFKTIU
ap MfciMiw i
grTAll Operations Per
SC formed In the bent
- manner.
Office:
Over City Drug Store.
IroHt room.
raui
J
DAUGHERTV
PltOPItlETOK,
!
SANI EESTAUEAN
it ft I I IMII 'I
No.
'. r-.p.j. ,' ."rrTTrrr" t
37 Main St. E
THE SHERMAN HOUSE.
40 Maiii-t., lirownvllle,
C. 31. 54AUFF31AX, lss:oprictor
FEED STABLE
15 C0XSECTI0X Vt'ITII THE HOUSE.
Tl.is Honse has been remodeled and refurnished
throughout, and alTords the bet accommodations In
the city to the local and traveling public It is central.-
located. Stage-" tor the Ww.anil Omnibuses
fur all train, go trom the Sherman House. Fair
tirst class charges moderate. 1-Vtf
W. II. W&SG23T,
Wholesale and Retail
Dealer 1h
'.- OLD KEITXJCKY
IK BY
'Jlil
I:ire
63 3IALV STREET,
IIRO WX VILLE, NEBRASKA.
K. S. BRYANT,
House, Sign and Carriage
PAINTER,
Grainer & Paper Man
?.
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No. CO MAIN STREET,
Brownville, Nebraska.
Bricklayer and Plasterer,
Browiivillo, Nebraska.
Is prepared to take contracts in his line, in city or
country. All work done In the best of style. Also,
will build Cisterns, nnl warrant them perfect, 5V'y
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry
JOSEPH SHUTZ,
No. 59 Main Stroot, Brownville.
Keeps constantlv on hand a large and well
assorted stock of geuuine articles in his line.
Itepairlng or Clocks, watcnes anu aeweiry
done on short notice, at reasonable rates.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
John L. Carson, Ranker,
JIRO Wy VILLE, NEBRASKA.
Exchange bought and sold on all the nrinclpa
cities. Also dealer In
Gold and Silrer Coin, Gold Dust, and Govern
meat ltonds.
Deposits received, payable at sight. Interest pa!
on time deposits by special agreement. Taxes t -for
non-residents. All kinds U. S. Bonds wantea.
FRANZ JSELSC-R,
$AGGN &gLACKSM!THHeP
ONE DOOIt WEST OF COCIiT HOUSE..
TT7AGOX - MAKING, Repairing
V Plows, mill nil work doiip In the best
manner and on short notice.
Satisfaction guaran-
anteed. Give hlra acall.
l.-H-iy.
13i. C. F. TIIII3-TJT,
GermanPhysIcian & Ohstetrician
OFFICE IN THUItMAN'S DRUG STOItE,
UrownviUe, Nebrnwka.
F1SSESSING an Electro-Magnetic Battery, he
will be fully able to attend to nil Nervous and
oilier diseases. . . ,
Will be in llrownville from the 1st to tlic.rth, nnd
from the 15th to the lSth of every montlu Stf
fPfff
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Brosvnville, NehraItn.
STEVENSON & CROSS,
PROPRIETORS.
General R. R. & Foreign Ticket OHIce.
OMNIBUhSESTO ALL TRAIN:?
XJaily Stages for All Points "West.
BZST SAXPIE ROOM IX THE &TA TE
JOHN Q. A. SXIITU.
K. II. WILCOX
AVI)
COMMXSSIOK" EGTJSjS
OF
SMITH & WILCOX.
Dealers in all kind? of Grain, for wl-ieh they
rmvtlir highest market price In Cash.
Cg-Otfice ut store of F. K Jolinoa r- iS-Sm
Tremont" iiohsr '
, BROAD ST.. BET. 3d & 4th,
FREMONT 301BRASKA,
PROPRIETOR.
This House Is v.ithln 50 rods of the V. P. It. IL and
P. C A P. B. R. Deiots. Hacks leave lor West
Solnt daily, and Lincoln trl-weekly. 5-tf
"Waldter & Lemxnon,
House, Sign and Carriage
P&INTEBS
No. 55 Main St.
JiROWN VILLE.
Mixed Paints
FOR SALE.
GILI)IJSrG
GRAINING, SMARTING,
FROSTING, KALSOMINING, ETC
2-ly
Raspberries,Blackberries.
T AAVTON. KITTATINN' AND WILSON'S
Earlv Blackberries.
Antwerp. Philadelphia
and Elldale .Raspberries.
S4-lt
FURNAS. SONS & CO.
SUBSCRIBE for the Weekly Advertiser."
est paper In the State.
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THE ADVERTISE R,
BROWS VILLE, NEB.,
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1871.
THE IalPEACILMESTTKIAL.
TIc Evidence In tlie Butler Case.
Satijuda-y, March IS.
John Gillespie sworn:
I am State Auditor; for all funds
paid into the State Treasury a dupli
cate receipt is given ; have'no olrieial
knowledge of the 5 per eeut. fund otn
cially. THE TJCHENOR LOAN.
A loan has been made by the com
missioners to Ticheuor,si.nd .wife,; I
wrote the form for4flfeappJiicatiouarKl
made the endorsementorr't!(e"bae:)f
it assenting !;o the loan y there. .wftii at
tliafe'time no funiia.b'h haniis X n1or
m BchoolxGomminskiner gLverjayoon
sent to the loan.
Question Will you then explain
the endorsement made upon the back
of the application of Tiehenor. Ob
jected to. The objection overruled
by the Senate.
Ans. I put on this endorsement
on the application at the solicitation
of Mr. Tiehenor ; I worded it in such
a way that he could not get the mon
ey on it; the endorsement was that
the loan should be madewhen the
outstanding indebtedness of the State
was paid ; the outstanding indebted
ness never provided for in the mean
ing in which I intended it; did not
know at the time that the loan was
made; don't remember having any
conversation -about the loan with any
of the other-Commissioners.
CONTRACT WITH WARD.
A contract was awarded to Joseph
Ward to build the Insane Asylum,
the date and terms of which is em
braced in the report of Commission
ers; an advertisement was published
by the commissioners to receive bids
at a certain day, and the contract
would be awarded to the lowest bid
der; Mr. Ward was the lowest bidder
at $118,000 and some hundred dollars ;
Gov. Butler was one of the Commis
sioners that signed the contiact; the
appropriation was $50,000 to build the
asylum ; it was let at 137,000 and some
hundred as set. forth in report of com
missioners; the basement was built
in the fall of 'G9, and the contract was
let for that at about $18,000.
Referring to his books witness sta
ted that up to December 15th, 1869,
he had drawn, to the amount of $47,
000 ; Ward had previous to that date
received thereon tract for building the
8upar,trDci.ure ; my hoQksdan't show
whether the estimates werairnade up
on the superstructure or- basemen t
frequently had conversation with tlie
Governor and the other commission
ers when the estimates came inr-'Tf
have stated to the Governor on sever
al occasions that I thought Ward was
drawing too much money . I once
went to the Gov. and asked if Ward
had given bonds, and if not, I
thought he had drawn to much mon
ey, and at another time I protested
against his drawing any more till he
had civen bonds; the Governor said
he would give bond, that would be
all right: Governor Hutler was build
ing a house at that time; Ward gave
bonds signed by three or four names ;
total amount drawn on the building
was $137,3 jo; Ward gave a bond with
some names, the Governor was to ap
prove the bond ; I don't know wheth
er it was approved or not; it should
be deposited with the Secretary of
State: had conversation with the
Governor and Ward about the bonds ;
the Governor said he had not given
bonds but he would ; I expressed my
doubts about his ability to give bonds,
and he named over some good men,
but one or two ofthese went on the
bonds; cannot state wlmn the bonds
were given ; am not able to state how
much meney was paid out before the
bonds were given.
UNIVERSITY CONTRACT.
The contract was taken by Silver &
Son at $152,000. It was entered into by
the whole board. The.uppropriation
was $100,000.
SIOUX CITY AND PACIFIC R. R. LANDS.
Annlication war made by John F.
Blair for seventy-rive sections of State
lands for this road. Mr. Blair re
quested ait interview with me as one
of the Commissioners, accompanied
bv J. T. Davis and General Bowen.
Governor and Secretary were present.
They wanted seventy-five sections of
land donated to the Air Line II. R
They .said it was consolidated with
the S. C. & P. R. H., and asked that
the land appropriated might be se
lected by them. Mr. Blair had a se
lection of lands with him and asked
its approval. I did not approve it.
Had another inte-view; all parties
present. Mr. Blair again set forth
his claims, and urged that the selec
tion be approved. I refused to ap
prove it. My reasons were stated. I
thought it would be unjust to other
railroads ; that they were valuable. I
thought the lands ought to be classi
fied, and could not give Mr. Blair the
tirt choice. I stated that the lands
ought to be graded, and that in order
to be just, each railroad should have
tlie same chance. The Governor
seemed to agree with me The Gov
ernor afterwards agreed with me that
weouchtto pursue that course. I
requested the Governor's concurrence
because I wanted to avoid difilculties
with other localities. He said he did
not think Bhtir's selection right. I
afterwards learned that the patents
were issued. Governor B. asked me
whv I authorized -uch a statomoiit in
theOmaha papers He intimated to
me that I had published an article in
the Lincoln Statesman. I said that
it was written by A. P. Harvey, anil
that ho was responsible for it, and de
nied that I had written it.
He stated that he had not patented
the lands Blair asked for. He said
Blair had receiven his patents. I
c..;,i ifliP rind it. was an outrasre. I
aked him to furnish a list to me of
the lands, and he said he would. I
had obtained a list from the Govern
or's Private Secretary, and afterwards
the Governor brought me down the
list of the lands patented. They
were the same lands excepting one
section. This section was not State
lands, as shown on my map. The
purport of the document given by
Blai r was to show the consolidation
of the Air Line R. R. with the S. C.
& P. R. R. This was all the evidence
we hnd. Had no conversation with
the commissioners about it. It was
not discussed. Never discussed the
matter with the Commissioners.
THE CHASE WARRANTS.
Two warrants were issued for $1,
000 each, February 22d, 1869, No. 1,
343 and 1,344, in accordance with an
act approved February 6th, 1869 at
the solicitation of the .Governor. Two
accounts were made out. one for lx67
and the other for 1868. I issued the
two warrants, and made out the
vouchers. The Governor requesied
me to let him take the warrants and
vouchers to Omaha, and leave them
with Col. Chase. The vouchers were
not signed or returned to my office.
I had spoken to the Governor about
the vouchers and requested him to
fix it up. He said that he did not
propose, to allow Chase the full
amount. He stated on another occa
sion that he intended to have one of
the warrants cancelled ; this was in
1869 ; don't remember how long be
fore the special session was called ; one
of the warrants was afterward can
celled,.and returned to me by James
Sweet, with an endorsement that it
was to be destroyed in mr office ; the
number Was 1,344.
Cross-examined The contracts for
the University and Asylum, were let
by thq commissioners;, previous to I
IlMra;!r1fif i I.StiU. tl)a OOHirACIJHMO
been Ietlbr the iHiperstwcturerh
Asvinm.:.au tne warrant jhtbuwii
Lbymyself; r helpedv'etti.tf these
tilings and had a voice in me appro
val of the accounts ; don't remember
that the Attorney General was called
in to decide upon the validity of the
consolidation of the Sioux City &
Pacific and the Air Line railroads;
Butler when he drew the warrants
approved but afterwards said he had
concluded not to allow.
A difference of opinion sometimes
occurs between the commissioners in
approving lands; lately Secretary
James and I approved a selection of
railroad lands against the protest of
Gov. Butler. .
Champion S. Chase sworn I reside
at Omaha ; am a lawyer by profession;
was attorney for the State from Au
friiKt. 1KB7. to Aoril. 1S69 : had a con
versation with tlie Governor during
the session of 1869 concerning the
amount of my compensation ; no sum
was named particularly, but a bill
was about to be introduced to confer
upon me the office of Attororney Gen
eral until another should be appoint
ed, and another providing for the offi
ce of Attorney General, with a salary
of $1,000; as it afterward passed, I
left supposing that I would be ap
pointed Attorney General under the
bill ; a week or two after Gov. Butler
came to Omaha on his way to Wash
ington, and came to my house to
dine; the subject of my pay came up,
and he said, "I can let you have $1,
000 now, but I wish to use the rest
till I return from Washington;"
about two months after I received a
note from tlie Governor that he had
appointed Seth Robinson Attorney
General; in the fore part of the sum
mer. Mr. Wood, Auditor's clerk,
came to Omaha and came to my office
and presented me with vouchers, or
asked mo if I had signed any vouch
ers : he said two vouchers for, $1,000
eaefr ; Iditl notanswer, butr-came
down ond asKeiMr. tJiuespie now at
hfMi
f1,
JT
came- that two, VQUcngro nan oe
nrpsentodt he said that .W03
amount the .Gnvernor had. Allowed
me as salary ; I,told himfliiu rcr
ceived but $1,000 ; I told him there
must be some mistake, that that
amount would not be due me ; I told
him that I would sign a voucher for
$1,000, and I did so; I saw the Gov
ernor and stated to him that there
had been two vouchers drawn for me
and that he had better return one of
them, and he said he would make it
right ; I do not know how long the
vouchers were drawn before it was
cancelled ; I think it was about four
month after the warrants were drawn
before the vouchers were signed.
I gave the Governor authority to
draw the warrants and sign my name;
I did not know how much he had
drawn ; nothing particular was said
about tlie amount; I suppose that
there was more allowed me; If I hat!
received pay up to the time I got no
tice that I was superceeded, there
would have been due tne about $650,
up to tlie time the bill was passed
there would have been due me $486;
it was paid by the Auditor ami I-sign-ed
the order for it.
CROTS EXAMINATION.
When the Governor said that he
wanted to use the balance of the mon
ey in his visit to Washington I un
d'erstood that he had collected the
balance of it ; I thought and I think
he thought then that I would con
tinue to nil the ofhec of Attorney
General ; and I afterwards settled
with him for all the balance due me
up to the time I was suspended.
Thomas F. Hall, sworn :
I hnd several conversations with
the Governor concerning the lease
of Saline lands; the first time he gave
me to understand that I could have a
lease; I selcted some lanes and he
could not. let me have it because it
was engaged ; afterwards we select
ed another piece and asked to have a
lease of it ; he asked me how much
I would give for that lease, said it
was mo.-t too much for one man to
lease; I said I would double the roy
ality ; he said that was not what he
wanted; said that he had been offer
ed $5,000 for that lease and would not
lease it, but to us he would lease it;
he said he would give $5,01)0 for the
lease himself if lie was not Governor ;
he told me afterwards that the land
hail been kept for me and I could
have it if I wanted it.
During the campaign the Govern
or asked me why I did not contra
dict a statement made by ihe Herald,
and I told him that it was not neces
sary as no one would believe tlie Jlcr
ahls statement.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
This conversation was not with ref
erence to thp land leased by Calm &
Evans but another piece that was not
leased; the Governor did not tell me
that after parties had commenced
work on them ; it was another piece I
think, this piece was between the
land leased to Tiehenor and some
other that had been leased ; I cannot
swear that the Attorney General was
not in the room during the conversa
tion. C. C. Crowell sworn :
Heard a conversation with Govern
or Butler concerning the lease of salt
lands; the talk was with the Govern
or and Mr. Hall ; We wanted to get a
lease; we had to show that we were
responsiuie. and when he was satis
fied, he told us to go out and select
some lands; we went above Tiehe
nor place and could not find any
thing to suit us. Finally Mr. Grego
ry showed us a tract adjoining the
town plat and we showed it to the
Governor; he saul he would like to
save that place, in case certain parties
who had a lease and were going to
bore, might find it necessary to use it
to put up evaporators ; we made after
wards another trip; I think I made
three trips from Omaha; the last
time we settled on a piece of land
that the Governor told us was not
leased ; he finally asked Hall wha't
he would give for that and Hall said
he would double the royalty ; the
Governor said he had been offered
$5,000 and said he would give it;
Hall turned to me and I don't know
whether he said anything or not, and
finally asked the Governor if $1,000
would buy it, he said no, and we left
soon after; the royalty is the per
cent, paid the State in salt; I under
stood that the terms were fixed by
law.
Cross examined I do not know
whether the sum named was for the
State or for himself; the Governor
said that he was connected with oth
er parties in regard to a-well; he said
that he was responsible to two men,
it may have been Calm & Evans, in
their losses; the conversation was
tlie last of May or the first of June ; I
think it was not in April; we went
home afterward and I think we came
back in July ; the Governor showed
me on the plat where the brine ran
offhand how the parties who had
lease'd were located..
ff.eftahkl9wfn- fcxeaR;.;
LiveatEiucolnram a lawyer; was
formerly Attorney General; Mr.
Tiehenor came down to my office;
think he brought a" note from the
Governor or the Private Secretary,
directing me to make an abstract of
title to the Tiehenor block. Recogni
zed the abstract handed him. Un
derstood that the loan was made as
soon as I had drawn the mortgages ;
it was made upon the papers I drew,
after the abstract was made; the ab
stract was made before I drew up the
mortgage; I delivered it to Mr. Brock
before I drew up the papers; I had
a conversation with the Governor
three or four days after I had made
out the mortgage. He told me that
he instructed Tiehenor to get an ap
proval of the Security. I stated to
him that I thought the Tiehenor loan
a little shaky. I think now since a
policy of insurance was cancelled,
that it may be unsafe. I think poli
cies of insurance make tlie loan more
secure. I simply made out tlie ab
stract by direction of the commission
ers for the State, by virtue of my offi
ce. It was several days after, that
the Governor told me he did not
wish to make any further.loans, with
out my approval. The mortgages
against the property, as shown by the
abstract, were to the amount of $5,500.
I thought the property worth at least
$2i',000. The policies of insursance
for $15,000 made it better securities.
C. C. Crowell called :
I was running a flour, mill and had
flour taken over the road ; I deemed
the road dangerous ; trains were not
run regularly over tlie road.
Cross examined Tlie road from
Blair to Fremont was in good condi
tion ; the short road I alluded to was
between Blair and Desoto ; there
would not have been much travel on
the road from Blair and Desoto.
Wm. F. Goodwill sworn:
'" Reside in Burt county: I know
nothi ng of the cotuji turn- ih???&
Xw-itQ to Ulair ; I would iot
consider the portion I saw BsfeHo
travel.
A. J. Cropsey sworn
The-.Goverjior sold me the lots de
scribed in article eleven, specification
first; Hold him I wished to buy the
lots ; he said he would sell me the
lots : we had some conversation, and
I finally agreed to take them ; I took
the title from the State ; the price was
$2,400 fo i the whole; my idea was
that the title was in the State; I got
a regular State deed ; the amount
expressed in the deed was $1,000; we
had been in the habit of buying lots
and getting deeds directly from the
State; have known property to be
sold bv the Governor and others often
and titles given from the State; it
was then usual; 1 do not recollect
that he i-aid nnythiiif. about how long
he had owned them ami that they
had risen in value ; I think the Gov
ernor said that he had divided the
block and let other parties have it at
cost; I had been wanting to buy tne
half block for some time; I knew
that if the property belonged to the
State, I had no right to buy it of him,
and I supposed that it was all right ;
it was often done, this selling of lots
from the commissioner while the ti
tle was in the State ; he would bid off
lots and hold them until he could get
a higher price and then sell them,
giving a deed from the State; I don't
know whether the Governor paid for
these lots or not either before or after
I bought them of him; I think that
they were bid off" for $1,000.
T. P. Kennojd sworn:
Have been Secretary of State for
two years up to the 1st of January;
I was a member of the board of Com
missioners for sale of lots &c; I acted
as cashier of the board ; I know of
the lots alluded to sold to A. J. Crop
sey ; tlie title was conveyed from the
State to Mr. Cropsey ; Governor But
ler sold to Mr. Cropsey; Governor
Butler as one of tho Commissioners
made the deeds for the State, and to
jivniii iippfliny to himself what he
purchased left the title in the State,
and when he sold the lots would get
n nWd from the State to the party ;
it was the practice of the Governor
to pay from time to time for all
lots he bought; all the com
missioners were heavy bidders of
necessity, as unless they bid the peo
ple attending would not have confi
dence and would not buy ; I do not
recall just when the Governor paid
for these lots, but it was before hesold
to Cropsey.
Cross-examined The money re
ceived f"r lots was used to erect pub
lic buildings ; no evidence except the
sale books was kept of the property
bid off by the Governor; no papers
passed.
By Senator Thomas Have you any
record to show when the money was
paid to the State ?
Ans. It was in June, '69, that the
lots were sold to the Governor; the
Governor said he would bid $2,000 for
block 151, when we came out to it the
crowd was. along and I told the auc
tioneer to cry it, and he put it up and
it was bid off" at that price; tho sale
was going on and several blocks were
sold before the adjournment; I after
vv.ird houcht the half of that block
from the Governor; I took a title
from the State ; I think no certificate
was issued to the Governor prior to
the sale to Cropsey ; Governor Butler
never bid off a lot at public sale that
he did not pay for; all the commis
sioners bid heavily and bought at the
highest pi ice and always paid for the
lots they bought.
Adjourned.
March 21, 1871.
A. W. Kellogg, sworn.
I am private Secretary of the Gov
ernor and am custodian of the records
of the sales of lots and lands.
The books and records of the lot
sales were then produced.
Have been private Secretary since
the 23rd of July, 1S89 ; have had cus
tody of part of the Bale books nince
winter of '69 and '70; have attended
all the sales; have only kept the rec
ord of the last two ; did not keep the
records when block 151 was sold.
Wm. F. Holmes, sworn.
Reside at Lincoln ; am not engaged
n any business ; have dealt in land ;
am acquainted with the typography
of Lincoln; block 151 consists of 12
lots ; I never heard it offered for sale,
have not been present at all tlie sales;
was present at the June sales in 1869 ;
did not hear any of the lots in block
151 ottered for sale; they wero not
sold to my knowledge.
Cross-examined Is'o lots that I
know of were sold in tho abseuco of
the main crowd ; I tried to keep up ;
I have known lots to bu sold before
all the crowd got up ; don't think
these lots could have been sold with
out my knowledge.
T. P. Kennard, re-called.
These books are the records of tho
sales of lots and lands in Lincoln.
Showed the entry made of thqjots
inbloek 151 attne Time of the side.
''Tl'iafcitfyi9.not,that made on .the
'fleKTpC&l, i&trieKwas clork of the
sale; I afterwards bought half of the
block of Gov. Butler, and charged
the lots I bought to my name.
The manner of the sale, was, I had
bought half of block 153, and as we
drove along 151, the Governor asked
how much the half block had brought
and I told him about $2,000; he said
he would give that; I told the auc
tioneer to cry it off", and he did so;
there was no understanding that the
Governor should have it at that price ;
he wanted to buy the block ; the en
try was made immediately; I think
in the field book ; in the field book
the entries were made as we went
along; the sales were afterwards
transferred to tho tract books ; the
records of the sale were alone in the
field book for a time; the sale books
of '69 were nearly a year the record ;
the charge in the sale book was made
quite a while after the sale ; I should
think three or four months; could
not say wluither the Governor paid
for the lots on the date of sale; all the
property was reckoned by the num
bers ; the Governor, the Auditor and
myself, were authorized to receive
the money, and when lots were bid
off by us we considered the money
received by us, and I as collector call
ed upon the others as we needed tho
money ; the Governor paid from time
to time sums of money that were
credited by me on his lots; the Gov
ernor bid off' $12,000 to $15,000 at the
first sale; the next was in Septem
ber; don't remember how many lots
the Governor bid off"; the next sale
was in June following; don't know
how many lots the Governor bid off;
I should think that he bid off aa many
as 50 lots in all, perhaps more ; paid
for all his property in the same Avay
as for these. I kept an account of
the Governor's sales in my private
book ; all the Commissioners were
under bonds and were custodians of-
the funds bv law ; thertfis ho. public.
I - .-- '-- f . .ir...Mn
nUme by- the Governor for his lots;
the aufios of the commisaloiere were
all performed in conjunction, except
ing the depositing or money and
keeping acconnts of the State Treas
urer ; the other members of the board
sometimes collected money, I took
and deposited it in the Treasury ;
part of the books were kept in my of
fice and part in the Governor's; don't
know that it is tho particular duty of
any member of the board to make
entrios ; I frequently when requsted
to make deeds to third parties from
the State looked to see if the money
had been paid by the first purchaser;
Governor Butler's account was kept
in a memorandum book.
Cross-examined The auctioneer
usually stood up in the carriage in
selling lots, and frequently sold lots
as we were driving across ; we had
just sold in the block adjoining and
where these lots were bid off"; tlie
crowd was near the carriage and I
think the auctioneer was standing up;
one block adjoining block 151 sold for
$2,100, and another for $1,80.0 ; I nev
er took a receipt from the Treasurer
when I deposited the State moneys
with him belonging to the building
fund; he never issued duplicate re
ceipts ; the Governor and the other
commissioners agreed to bid largely
on lots to give commence to tne town.
We frequently turned over our lots to
other parties' at cost ; I think the
whole scheme would have fulled had
not we bid ; there never wes any un
derstanding between the commission
ers not to bid against each othe; it
was tlie "practice to do so.
Question by Senator Hascall Did
vou or did you not. after tho sale of
Tots, publish lists purporting to show
the number of the lots sold, the pur
chasers and the price ?
Ans. We did not.
By Senator Hascall I did not
make the entries and cannot tell why
the lots were marked at different pri
ces. Col. Patrick told me that he had
also made a trade with Governor But
ler for some of these lots and after
ward the trade fell through and he
matle the erasure of his name and put
Gov. Butlers in its place.
By Senator Thomas My name i.-.
in my own handwriting; I don't
know in whose Gov. Butlers name
is ; the entry of the sale book show
ing that Governor Butler had bought
block 151, looks as though there
might have been some other name
written ami erased, but I don't know
whether it is a fact or whose name, if
any ; I never looked over the news
paper record of the sales and cannot
tell whether the salo of block 151 was
nnlilished or not: the certificate of
sales were generally made when tho
deed3 were called for ; the tract book
is made un from the deed record, the
sale books were always regarded by
the commissioners as memorandum
books ; 1 know mistakes were made
on the field, in the field books, in
names, and often changes would be
made on the return on account of ar
rangements made by buyers, by
which these ttore necessary.
John Gillespie, ro-called.
Never had any conversation with
Governor Butler, as to what hewould
ask for leases of Saline lands.
Question Had any conversation in
regard to what ho expected to make
out of leases of Saline lands then in
existence or thereafter to be made, if
so what was it. Objected to; object
ion overruled.
Ans. I had a conversation with
the Governor regarding what he ex
neeted to make out of an appropria
tion of land recommended in his
message; he said he was hard up
and asked me not to oppose the ap
propriation. Tho Secretary wes the financial
menibsr of the hoard ; I was present
at the sales in June ; the commission
era traveled together part of the time
and part of the time were in separate
carriages; I was the purchaser of the
south half of block 153; think I was
on foot; I was along in the vicinity
of the carriage ; the carriage gener
ally conttained the commissioners,
the Auditor and the clerk ; cannot
say wno was in it at tne time; l was
with the crowd, aa they passed from
one block to the other ; tho crowd bid
upon the ground and the Auctioneer
put up the different lots ; tlie custom
was to wait till the crowd camo up ;
I have no knowledge of block 151, be
ing offered for sale ; if the block "was
sold I think I should have known
something about it; I don't remem
ber that there was" any halt at that
block, did not look atthe records till
some time afterwards.
Cross-examined It sometimes .hap
pened that lots were sold before all
the crowd got up ; I could not say
just where I was ; I can't remember
the circumstances; I testify that I
had no knowledge of the sale of that
block ; I do not think that any con
versation passed between the Govern
or and myself that he was held re
sponsible for the fourth part of tho
expenses of Evans & Cahn, hestatingl
that he had to become responsible in
order to get them to devolfrpPit ; if
block 151 had been sold lot by lot I
should have known, it would take so
long; I don"'t remember any pause
and don't remember hearing the auc
tioneer. By Thomas Don't know that the
Governor was interested with Cahn &
Evans.
By Kennedy I understand that
the Governor was to have an interest
in the lands.
By Thomas I can seo in tlie book
that opposite lot 7, in block 151, the
Governor's name is written and my
name appears to have been erased ;
Col. Cropsy asked me if I did not
own lots 7, 8 and 9 in block 151 ; I
found by examination that I had not
purchosed these lots; he left me and
I went into tho capitol and went into
tho Secretary's office, and found the
north half of the block was marked
to Kennard, lots 7, 8 and 9 to me, and
the other lots to J. R. Patrick ; I af
terwards found that my name was
eiased and tho Governor's written in;
the handwriting of Gov. Butler's
name is, as it looks, to me, that of the
Private Secretary's ; Kennard's is in
his own writing.
By Senator Tucker Tho appropri
ation of lands spoken of by Governor
Butler to you was never made; the
commissioners generally waited till
the crowd got up, and generally wait
ed for commissioners; lots have in
some instances been sold without
stopping the carriage ; where parties
desired it they were allowed to bid on
a lot with tlie privilege of taking oth
er lots at the same rate, but this was
not a general rule.
By Estabrook That blook I should
think might have been worth $800 per
lot.
A. W. Kellogg, rc-called.
Heard a part of Gillespie's evidence;
the entry of Governor Butler's name
is in my handwriting ; I found that
the lots were "dittoed" under Ken
nard's, name .at the topJ3?r (lb not
think I made 'any erasures4 "of -Gillespie's
name; the Secretary told mo
that those three lots were sold to the
Governor ; the Governor did not dl
lect me to make the change.
John Gillespie, re-called.v
By Senator Tucker My impressiou
is that the bidding of the commiss
ioners resulted advantageously to the
State ; I think it made a difference of
a number of thousand dollars, possi
bly fifty or sixty thousand.
Adjourned till 2 o'clock.
AFTER RECESS.
The managers stated that they had
presented their case, and rested.
Mr. Briggs, counsel for the respond
ent, opened the defense.
He called attention to the course of
the respondent, who, knowing that
the time of the regular session, had
not as has invariably been the custom
in similar cases, asked for time to pre
pare his defense, but announced him
self reaily for immediate trial, while
many dilatory motions and appeals
for a continuance had been mode by
the prosecution.
In reference to article first, the de
fence, if it had not already been
shown by the prosecution, will prove
that the live per cent, school fund
was procured to be paid from the Uni
ted States government, by tho re
spondent in accordance with tho law,
was deposited in the treasury, and
that he afterwards, by the advice and
consent of the Treasurer, borrowed
the money, and that it was agreed
that the Treasurer should draw up
mortgages upon real estate belonging
to the respondent, and that though
through the neglect of both parties
some time had elapsed before the
mortgages were drawn and recorded,
the security is ample and unincum
bered by an j prior or adverse claims.
He reviewed such articles as evi
dence had been brought to bear upon
by the managers ; sketched the his
tory of the enterprise of locating the
Capital, selling tho lots and putting
up costly State buildings without a
dollar of expense to the people, and
said that in place of this effort to im
peach and disgrace him he ought to
be the subject of an ovation.
Mr. Redick offered as evidence,
m0r.3r.ges given to the St'ite by the
Governor, to secure the loan of$16,
000 from the schooj fund, claimed by
the managers to have never been de
posited in tho treasury. Objected to,
and tlii objection overruled by the
cenate, unu me uiorvgugcs uuuuueu.
J. R. Patrick, sworn.
Was present when block 151 was
sold to the Governor ; block 153 had
just been sold ; as we wero riding
along in Xhe carriage the Governor
asked Kennard how much block 151
brought; Kennard said S2.0O0; Butler
said he would give
vi- it ; Kennard said
to tne ajctiui.cer,
. "Cry it oil," and
the auctioneer did so. standing up in
the carriage ; several other carriages
were alongside, and the auctioneer
cried to the lot two or threo times and
struck it off to the Governor; I con
sidered it a fair sale ; afterwards the
Governor told me that he would let
Gillespie have three of those lots, and
I wrote Gillespie's 1 ame on tlie sale
book ; some time after by direction of
tlie Governor I erased Gillespie s
name and inserted the Governor's
again ; many lots were sold moving
along in the carriages, and several
whole blocks wero sold at c time at
that salo, seme in tho addition and
others that I do not remember.
G. W. Collins, sworn.
Am a lawyer and real estate agent
and reside in Pawnee City. Takinrr
the mortgages the witness stated that
lands in the vicinity of first mortgage
on 160 acres in Pawneo county are
worth $6 and $7 per acre.
Tract number 2, 160 acres $6 and $7
per acre.
Number 3, 160 acres, worth $0 per
acre.
Number 4, SO acre3, worth $100 per
acre.
Number 5, 80 acres, worth $50 per
acre.
Number 6, 160 seres, worth $6
acre.
Number 7, 160 acres, worth $0
acre.
per
per
per
r umber 8, 160 acres, worth $6
acre.
"par
Number 10, 80 acres, worth $30 pr
acre.
Number 11, Id) acres, worth $5.50 r
per acre.
Number 12, 160 acres, worth $6 par'1
acre. "' n '
Number 13, 160 acres, worth $6- pec
acre.
Number 14, 160 acres, worth $S per'
acre.
Number 15, 1G0 acres, worth $7 per
acre.
Number 16, 0 acres, worth $35 etr
acre.
Number 17, 160 acres, worth $35 per
acre. '
I have put this value upon the land,
not at the price lands are held i that,
vicinity, but what it will sell for lu,
cash ; I have a giio?al knwl4 of
lands in thin vicinity ; t-M; fiti
were on tne dooks or uoitiss ezmm
coek. the 4ril ferwMch T'mtNm
ber; I have personally exaai4 adl
these lands; we, -took the si fftk,
books by order of theGovefnor when
the mortgages were sent down bv
him to be recorded ; I would bo will
ing as a loan agent to take the value
of these lauds at the price I have put
upon them ; the $6 lands lie from p to
9 miles from the town of Pawnee; I'
think they do not lie in a densely
populated community ; our county la
18x24 miles and has a population of.
over 4,000 ; I have lands in my hands
from Mr. Cropsey, they aro held from
$7 to $10 per acre"; most of his lands
are surrounded by a young hedge ; wer
sold 0 piece for Mr. Cropsey about a
year ago; don't remember what wa
got for it; it was not in tho immedi
ate vicinity of any of these lands de
scribed ; lands are sold 5 or 6 miles'
from Pawnee at $6 per acre ; think it
would sell on execution at what It is
worth.
D. R. Dungan sworn.
Reside in Pawnee City; am not fa- ,
miliar with tho lands described in th
mortgages ; know of tho value of
lands from 5 to 9 miles from Pawneo"
City ; I estimate the value of fuch
lands at from 5 to 20 dollare per acre ;'
I got my knowledge from sales made
of lauds coming under my obscrva-
tion ; the 80 acres adjoining Pawneo
City I think would bring if put up at
sale $75 per acre ; the land valued by
Mr. Collins at $50 per acre, I think
would sell for $40 per acre.
ICi 1 ...
Fred. Sougla hat an Andleneo with
tho President
New York, March 30. '
A Times Washington dispatch says :
"Fred Douglass had an audience with'
the President to-day, at which were
present Secretary Robesoa and Attorney-General
Ackerman. In reply to
an inquiry of the President, Douglass
gnvehid impression of the ItepubUca
of Dominica, snd Hiiyti, and said tha.
in his judgment the LV.mmIcaaSr,
a far superior people to the HaytLini
that there is no republicanism w,UK,t,
ever in Hay ti; that the government
there is absolute despotism of the
most oppressive character. Douglass
expressed his regret at the course Sen
ator Sumner had seen fit to pursue,
but said he had strong hopes that Mr.
Sumner would chauge the opinions
which he now held on the subject a
soon as he had read the report of the
Commissioners. If Mr. Sumner after
that, said Douglass, shall persevere
In his present policy, I shall consider
his opposition factious and regard him
as the worst foe the colored race has
on this continent. Douglass atrorigly
favors annexation, and it is not im
probable that he will shortly give
public utterance to his conviction."
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A Pennsylvania correspondent of
the Cass county Democrat comparing
the farming facilities of the hilly re
gions of Pennsylvania with those of
fered in Nebraska, makes tho follow
ing interesting remarks:
"In short farming among thehilln ia
a very non-remuuerativo business,
and when we contrast farming in Ne
braska and farming in western Penn
sylvania, the latter seems like absurdr
ity. In the former place farming
may be classed among tho 'flue arts'
and in the latter, it is, perhaps the
hardest art yet tho advatages of-Nebraska
as an agricultural country are
but little known this distance there
from. Nebraska seeim to bo associa
ted in the mind of Eastern people,
with storms, panthers, wolves rattle
snakes, and Indians; this latter with
many, apparently the great dread of
emigration. Tho duty of Nebraska
then is plain; tlie mind of the Eas
tern peoble musfTbe disabused ofthese
wrong Impresslons Nebraska must
be advertised her advantages proper
ly set forth her real merrlt set upon
a proper basis. But the question arts
o IVi.xti. alioll -i?ii Ar tK,a9 Wa on
co, ji,, auii u uw -Lite?.
we an
swer, the press mu3t do the greatest
part ; let Nebraska papers be circula
ted through the East; they can ac
complish more than auy otherinstru
mentality, and we believe our Leg
islature, now in session cannot per
form a better act than to make an ap
propriation though it be small, forth a
purpose of circulating Nebraska pa
pers through Eautcrn statca."
A clergyman, who enjoys tho sub
stantial heniiUs of a farm was slightly
"taken down," n few days ago, by
his ploughman, who was sitting oa
bis plough, in a cornfield, resting bis
horse. The reverend gentleman being
an economist, said, with great seri
ousuess, "John, wouldn't It be a good
plan for vou to havo a eood stub
sevthe here, and bo cutting a few
bushes along tho fence while the
horse is resting a short time2"
"Wouldn't it be well, sir,"said John,
with quite as serious a countenance as
the divine wore himself, "for you to
have a tub of potatoes in the pulpit,
and when thfy aresinging, topeel'em
awhil" o be.- ready for the pot?" The
revert-nd gentleman laughed heartily,
and went on his wy.
Fort Shaw, M. T., March 31.,
There ia great excitement at this
post. Buffalo are crossing Sun river,
jU3t above the Fort, in immense num
bers. The garrison have turned out
and are slaughtering them by hun
dreds. It Is supposed they are driven
across by bands of Sioux Indians who
are said to be moving in tbisdirectlop.
The buffalo rub telegraph pole
down faster than the men can reset
them.
News from Paris is still gloomy
and threatening. The rebels are or
ganizing a military force- The gun
boats in the fceiue are in their pos
session. Flourehs has resigned Gar
ibaldi is offered supreme command of
the national guards. The commune
will be officially proclaimed to day.
Out of 330,000 voters in Paris only
130,000 voted.
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Water is the strongest drink it
drives mills. It' theMrink of lions
and horses, and Samson never drank
anything else.
Number 9, 160 acres, worth
acre.
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