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UROWNVI&IjE, XEli.,
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-THURSDAY MORNING: APIULJ3JS7I.
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7"We have a short letter from the
EFTon. 'George Adams of Quincy, one
? TofVho directors of the Q. M. &. P. He
"sayB" he has just returned from Edina
c hMo., where he and the directors have
,"b2ea lo look up the depot locations on
i'ttie line of their road to that point.
srtYLc ,remsclc3 now, that they have
their bonds Jegalized "the Quincy
-" iWl BrownvIIIe road will go forward
-"tarcomplefion ;" and make3 enquiry
.TaiTto what fs being done 6n the Toad
from'BTownvilfe westT'
'"Red, Pepper' Jiaa written for pub-
llcalfqn. In tin's .paper a reply to the
xrjicJe we published from S. P. Ma-
.ymjoiirAsaue of April Cth, which
.jjWeYuuJdublisu-wore it notr olyce-
Upajjle hi Bt.Y,Ie. .His desire tp pay
ryOie.hundred xtra, copies of our
t jl'fU'Cf dontaining tho communication
m.J)$ sufficient inducement for the
..publiipH.iJf his TepJy, unless he
.WkutjtheTohjectionable matter.
Tbte'being done, the article will ap-
peanext week, and not otherwise.
1.1, "taking this position- we are -pro-
tect,ingown reputation.
' "Trie Platte is to be bridged at the
' 'following places and at the following
''estimated cost, to-wit:
Kn'rtu rintte... J0,(XW
- Grand Inland..... ............. ITi.uuO
Columbus, north channel...- 5,000
Talk, i.outh channel . 10,000
bcliuyler. . . GQ.tioO
x re j no Ti it...... ...... ..................m. .iU.ihai
Lone- Xjt.,.............................. .................. 2.i,0uu
.ll.cr vrCCK. ....... ........ ....... .............. mi.. .rt.OIW
Aj5hlnnd........ ......:.. . ..... ........ 5,000
The newspapers are .publishing an
net recently passed by our Legislature
appropriating fifty-two sections or
thirty-two tliousaml acres of land to
.the edunties bordering on the Platte
.river with which to aid in bridging
the aid river at such points as the
penple'may defciro to construct brid-
gcr.''
,
Ktbraika In .lItonrl.
jSIost peoplo believe that tho State
nf Kf-hr.iikn 5k nil wpsI. nf l.lin Micsnn-
.
s
river. Such, was the case when
incest gcographys were compiled and
jtnaped, and few there ,re that now
rknow that thejBig Muddy by cutting
across .tho neck of a peninsula has
thrown near four thousand acres of
Tseraujm-county over into Missouri or
in other words-on-the east side of the
river. This portion of Nemaha coun
ty'is situated hear to Hamburg in Io
.waand contains a population of two
lumdrcd-'pcople and many fine farms.
-It forms one school district and con
tains a good school house and fifty
scholar between five and twenty-one
ydrs of ageas shown by the enumer
ation j ustreported by Lafayette Ba
ker. They are compelled to cross
tho'MIssouri river when they wish to
go into Nebraska but may go into Io-
waor -Missouri wirnouc crossing any
Btrcam. They do their trading en
tirely at.Hamburg. -Thero id ;nn M.
ifyTcjhurch ud a Morman'Church or-jjiHitectlamJ-lioId
.meetings and Sab
b'iilnscuo61s in this school district.
, J3 - :
Senator Snmner.
JSrEBliASKA ITEMS.
i- Ti ! VlLaK
h T ... 9r ' . "" 7
r8wnce vonnijT
Rev. Mr. Giltner received a dona
tion visit, on last iuesaay evening, j
from the members of his congrega
tion in Pawnee City, wh left, as aril
evidence of their :appreciatlon of hi3!
services, $120.
Governor Butlerjand lady made a
visit to theirold'.home in Pawnee
City last week. 'They were met,
three miles out, by the brass band
and many of.the leading citizens and
received a cordial welcome. In the
-evening the party was s-.-renaded and
speeches were made by the Governor,
Mr. Edmunds artd.tbe Hpn.,Mr. Col
lins, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives.
Otoe County.
A mail routo has been established
between Nebraska City and Glen
Rock.
The flouring mills at Nursery Hill
were consumed by fire last week.
Loss, above insurance, $8,000. Mr.
McKee, one of the . proprietors, had
.his wheat stacks burnt six months
ago, by some unknown party.
A damaging prairie fire prevailed
last week in Wyoming precinct.
Hall County.
Several colonics are locating in this
county, some of whose agents have
traveled over Kansasand like Nebras
ka better. Pennsylvania sends one
colony of 50 families. Ohio sends
twenty-nine families for one colony.
Kentucky seventy families in one
colony, and twenty-four families who
have come up through Kansas are
there. TheLegi9lature has changed
the name of Hull to Howard count-.
Johmon County.
Governor Butler was cordially re
ceived, by a large concourse of peo
ple at Tecumseh, in the Court House,
on last Thursday evening. Address
es were delivered by the Governor,
and by Mr. Quimby and Col. Rhodes.
The Democratic press of tho coun
tryis'raising a hue and cry over what
tlieyJtcrm a removal of Senator Sum
nerfrom tho chairmanship of the
eomniitce on Foreign Relations..
They do this in order to work up the
fecllugsof the Hon. Senator's many
enas against the Republican party
and Its policy, not that they have any,
love for Senator Sumner or the posi
tion he takes. Now the facts are that
Senator Sumner has not heen rcmov
c.7'om llc chairmanship of any
committee. One-third of tho Sena
taPoll the Congrearmen have
jub't b.een elected, and their term of
tVftice commenced on tho fourth day
ofilarch and formed what is known
as IheXLIInd Congress. As tho new
Congress was organized of course new
standing committees were appointed,
and. the result was that Senator Cam'
iuu 'kvas appointed as chairman of
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2Ie.wa3 not so appointed because the
Republicans in Congress condemned
or disapproved of Mr. Sumner's for
eign policy nr political standing, but
because of his social relations with
the President and the Secretary o"
State. Mr. Sumner took offence be
cause of the removal of the Miuhter
tc,Sn?lan and the Appointment
thereto of thcHon. Rol 't. C. Schenck,
of.U!6i whereupon Mj. Sumner re
fused Jo hold intercqurse with tb
Secretary of State and .consequently
imriuwnsjjou mat desired harmony
existing between this important com
mittee ami tho Executive branch
which should and'must exist in order
'arrive at good results. The rela
i6mu5f (his government with other
first-class powers are. tpo important to
be jeopardised , by . tho . action of any
ne,mE,,iHrvever eminent he mav be,
and no man is too great to be sacri-
nc$ l10 Sd of thc 'lioIe peo
ple. No man admires Mr. Sumner's
eminent ability and sound judgement
rnoro than wo, and thero is .none
more;ready to do him honor, and we
lament thht his uricontrolable temper
should piacc him in antagonism with
thecxeeutivo branch .of tho government.'
nicisnrdgon County.
From the Journal: Mr. Kentner,
living within one mile of Humbo.Idt,
lost, by fire, April 1st, 150 bushels of
grain, his stable containing nine hors
es, n threshing machine, reaper, plows
and harrows. Tho loss is estimated
at $2,500.
The District Court for Richardson
countj commences April 17th.
The-people of Arago are much ela
ted over the news they get direct from
Joy, that hp is going to build the
Trunk rail road.
One Geo. A. Abbott, of Richard
son county, is riding thc anti rail
road bond excitement of that county,
with the hope it will land him in
some public office, and, but for his
continued broil upon the subject, the
cars would be in both Arago and
Humboldt by the first of July next.
His insnue office mania may defer the
matter to January if not indefinitely
WncTilngten County;
The storm that prevailed above
Omaha last week must nave been a
severe one from the accounts of the
newspapers. The Blair Tunes says
that a stable in that town took fire
just as gale -was sweeping in from the
north, and had it not been for .the
energetic efforts of all the citizens,
the eastern portion of the town must
have been laid in ashes in a few mo
ments; as it was it done much injury
to farm property beyond the town.
mp -&
nisliop Clarlcsoa' Appointments!
Monday, p. jr., April 17th, Tecum
seh. i
lusday.p.ar., April 18, Beatrice.
Wednesday, p. ar., April 19, Paw
nee City.
Tiiuruay.p. ar., April '20, Falls
City.
p. ar.f April 21, Rulo.
A. ai., April 23, St.. John's
Friday,
Sunday
r. ar., April 23, Peru.
DISTRICT COURT, WASHINGTON
COUNTY.
IXenry Sprlnlt, et al, PJalntUEi, -v. Al
non 'erktu,et al, or Omaha and
Aorincteru- Uallroud Company,
Iereiuleiita-Meiir. Gray and Jjlird
and
Clinton llrlgsa for Ucfcndanu.
Jfebrailca Conference Appointment.
Nebraska District M. Prichard,
P. E.
Nebraska City T. B. Lemon.
Nebraska City I. Burns.
lcru-s-G, S. Alexander,
lyondoa R. C. Johnson.
Brpwnyillo J. W. Martin.
Ncaha City-J. W. Tylor.
Falls .City-D. H. May.
i&lctnTrlkBurgc.
Spath Fork W. S. Blackburn.
Tjtble Rock Dayid Ward.
Pawnee City F. L. Brilt.
Tecumseh D. W. Lake,
Grant-J,W-,Bradt.
pBritg Bisiriet-J; B. "Marfield,
SS-JT. A. Bresson.
SHfiRlirss-G. V. EI wood.'
PlumX?rpk To be supplietl.
Crab-grava-TSbcuiVDliea.
v -r-T ;M sUnpiied.
J?tT supplied.
V6st Blaea-Tq ho supplied.
fr"-xT"'J-- virantham:
tfi3 n?"or. ulsc Cronnse, In this Impor-
Kn" iln,1frwUusc:lse' "aderoi the lol
lowingdtvt.slois: lain not jnsonsiblc of the magnitude or
... cVfc' ana ir A conia coniisteiuly be per-
uwiicu w.isiiouiaiiko to give tho ievcr.il
questions involved, und so ublv argueil, a
niorOJtjil .-uid thorough exam nuf Ion. tJlucc
junction should not he allowed, u week ago,
I h:ive given tho mutter nomc little &tudy in
""""-'i'-Mion oi me grounus ur.:ea hero; ana
while my vlews might be modllied on some
points by ninorcbompleteconlderaiiou and
examination, I 'will brielly s'uite the cnnelu
MOn I reach from the- nutlinrltich beforo mo.
and with the arguments of counsel iresh In
my mind.
Tlmuetitltm on which this Inlunctlon Is
asked, is Hied by four citizens by name in
their own behair, us well as In behalf of all
thc taxpayeis of thi county, to restrain the
issuing of jloi'.OvX) m bonds to aid the coti
Mructlonot the O. ;N. K. It. The ob
jection IK taken bythederendanlsutthe out
let, that the plaintiffis do not, show that in
tercut in the-mattcr which entitles them to
bring this action. While wllh tho views I
entertain unon tho Koveral other ouestlon.-.
Involved he.-e'It is unne.-es.-ary forme topasj,
tin. this point, the objection. It may be re-
tnarKeu, i one oi greas. lorce. Jilio it Is
true that Jtlrv Jones, one of the piniiitliCi, is
alurgoprpprti miMcr and Uix psiver; his
right, if any. Is not because or the extent of
buch prttporiyVout beean&eot his being sim-
piy a iax payer, n mis no so, then tho taxi
payer iu me suiaiiesi extent, ratiier than the
l-epresentativeand regularly constituted of
xlcer, may at any time challenge thc countv
nr SuiiQuutboritles to meet him in the courts
of .u Ucelo defend the validity and rciuilar
Ity of their acts, let tho proceeding b ever so
iaihuwh; aim emoarrassiiig. Without
awaiting the time when their Individual
rights onay be assailed by the collection of
what they term an Invalid tax, these plalu
tias Institute proceedings to avert iimire-
enuea danger. When these bonds become
due or payable, Mr. Jones may be dead or re
moved from the county; or, instead of belnj;
a mail of property, may be a pauper. For
an J- of tuese reasons, as far as lie may bo con
cerned, It may- be a matter of no moiucnt
whether illegal taxes aro levied or not. In
thecasoof kittle and others against thecity
u ricuium. irieu oeiorerneat hip. Inst. nto inioom .i.ie t .i . ..,. -r .""'."'
K?"" J, 5fe coan.y. KilUeand f drner lu" No morlal Can" ant, dte"
except when so restrain ed, we naturally ask
what tsction of that instrument is violated
'byath6-actrof'tire lesiiJatpre in Question.
Turning to 'the Declaration 6r liights, all we
llud relating to the property of Individuals
is "The property of no person ohBll be Jaken
for public hise without just compeiiautlou."
This provision, relating to the taking ot
property under the right of eminent domain
taking tile property of one particular indi
vidual ait for a highway, or other strictly pub
.lie use, and not an his klinro of public burth
en assessed against him, but as distinct from
end more than, his share, has no application
here, nor do I so understand it claimed.
Counsel eltesoctioa 2, title Finance: "The
credit of the State shall never be given or
bound in hid of-any individual, association
.or.corporallon;" likewise section (J, same ti
tle: "The State shall never contract any debt
for works of internal improvements," &c,
and argue that what theStateasan entirety
cannot do, she cannot authorlzeany division
thereof, as a county, to do. This strikes me
as jnore Ingenious than hound. I'oxses&Iug
-supreme authoritj', the Legislatures of al
States, except where expressly forbidden by
the constitution, have at all times granted
various powers to counties, towns and cities
which they were inherently wanting.
Among the most usual is thc authority to
raise money on, or to issuotheir bonds. Be
yond all other instruments, a constitution is
presumed to be definite and explicit, and not
";hct subject of ingenuous construction. If
the miners of that instrument designed to
prohibit lhe Legislature from empowering
towns, cities and countiesfrom lending their
aid lo works of internal improvements, it
would have ."een simple and natural sotocx
prtss It in tens. Nor is there any reason
for a law governing a State, and county or
cltralikoin thls.nntter. Any aid given by
a i?Ute must be, or ,'sually is, given directly
by its Legislature. 1 ."'e experience of many
States shows how prodigy and recklessly
legislatures have been Indeed to give the
aid of their State to railroad and like cor
porations under the charms aC'l seductions
of paid professional lobbyists. 'i.''e record ol
legislation at the time of framing ou" consll
tutiou presented some cases of coxy vi'tue in
pat tei ritorial legislating which were emu
lated to Induce the incorporation of fenh
safeguard. In tho case of count lea, however,
tin: matter of raising or incurring lhe obli
gations to pay any largo or extraordinary
sum of mouey, is usually submitted to a vote
of the electors of the county. The men im
mediately interested, rather than some Irre
sponsible representative, determine the mat
ter. It Is furthercnncluded upon this branch
of the case, that although no positive pro
vision of the constitution isinvaded, yet this
gift to the railroad is nothing more than a
gilt to some individual for some private en
terprise, as the building of a mill, factory or
barn, and presents a simple proposition to
take the money of A and give It. to 15. Where
ucacof this kind I clearly-presented, it is
true, and the Supreme Court of this State
has so held In the case of Dradshaw vs. the
City of Omaha, there Is so gros a. breach of
natural right thnt It needs no constitutional
guaranty to protect a citizen against such
use or abuse of Ills property. But this I do
not understand to be such a case. It needs
but llttiejndgement to discriminate between
tho structure or use of a barn and thnt of a
railroad inn community. The one is purely
private, and the owner incurs no liability or
acquires no right with respect to the public
beyond that attaching to any other private
property. Thc other is regarded as of so pub
lic a character thnt it may take your most
valuable land to run upon; your home may
ie uesiroyeu aim your mostsnered places in
vaded to make way for tills public enter
prise. If willing, you may sell a spot to
build a barn upon; but willing or unwilling
you must part with your home and lands if
demanded for the railroad. Again, when
built, the railroad corporations, under their
peculiar public character, Incur various and
onerous obligations to iHe public. They
must cany alike the goods of one as well a
those of anolhfr, and In orticr respects are
compelled to tlo those things which no pow
er can impose upon private property, strict-13-
considered. I am not unmindful of the
cases in Iowa and in part read by plaiutifl's
counsel folding laws like thc one under con
sideration invalid. To these may be add?l
latedpclslonsof the Supreme Court of Wis
consin, holding the same way. Still, upon
thi question of constitutionality, from the
limited examination I have been constrain
ed to give the case, I prefer to adhere to the
decisions of the great majority of States that
have passed on similar questions, as well as
those or thO '(niieubtates supreme Court. I
am the more Inclined to do this when I re
tlect upv3 what might be thc possible result
of a eontrarv cou. wC. votes or like charac
ter have been quite frequent jn t!:eStntennd
oonusio a larger amount have been 1kucu
and purchased by innocent parties, in good
faith. Committing lnyseir ono of three
members of our Supreme Court against the
validity of this class of bonds, should anoth
er member of the court take a like view, the
renult would be disastrous.
Korean Isympithlze with thc expression
condemning wholly this practice of counties
in aiding works of this kind. Like all
matters, It may be tho subject of ubuse. I
cannot stop to remark upon the great bene
fit tlowing from the introduction of rail
rootls. They are conceded, and no people
more than those or this new State lmvehad
the opportunity to witness the rapid growth
tii WClit!l411ld Otlllltiull.-if.lwi.irt-liilnr iirv
-btUbwiiK and cities like magic, which follow
umuuwuiugoi railroads; and they seem to
im uuicu most wisely, ami succeeded best,
in those localities wliero they have expend
ed most, and labored hardest, to secure these
aids. The people well understand this, and
the legislature, reflecting their Mmtlnicnts,
have enacted very liberal laws to that end.
e come next to consider the question
whether tho County Commissioners have
transcended the authority given them bv
me iuw oi isur.' The 1st ection of that law
provides 'That any county or city in the
Shite or Nebraska is hereby authorized to
issue bonds to aid in the construction of anv
railroad or other work of internal improve
ment, to an amount to be determined oy the
County Commissioners of such countr,
or thc City Council of such city, not exceedi
ng ten per centum of tho assessed valua
tion of all the taxable properly In said coun
ty or city. Ac." The assessed value of the
property of the county at this time Is about
iwu minions or Hollars. The amount of
bonds voted in aid of tho S. C. & P. It. 11
about two years since, but. fsstii uiIilk.
quently to the passage of this law, is seventy-five
thousand daliars. The amount pro
posed to bo given to lhe O. AN'. W. K. It.
being one hundred and fifty thousand. It is
insisted that inasmuch as the sum or these
two donations exceed ten mr mit. of Hie
assessed value ot taxable property, the prop
ositions voted on call for more than there Is
any authority lor giving. One answer to
this objection. I think, lies in the fact that
the aid to the S. C. &V. R. R. was voted In
June, ISCS.and before the passage of the law
under which this vote was had. This law Is
projective. It has no reference to, nor
makes any allusion to aid already given. The
cireu instance that the bonds to thc former
rondwerc not lu fact issued until after the
passage of the law of 1SG9, does .not efR-ct
this conclusion. The county's obligation
arose and became fixed by the vote June,
lSCS. The making and handing over the
bonds was but thc delivery of the evidences
of. such obligation. But beyond this, my
opinion is that the county dors not exhaust
Its power bv voting aid to any one or more
enterprises! n a sum equal to ten per cent,
of its asssecd value. The literal and natur
al readings of the part ortbe. section I have
read is not to be so understood. It says,
"that any county Is hereby authorized to is
sue bonds to aid in the construction of any
railroad, or other work of improvement, Ac,
not exceeding ten per centum." This fairly
Interpreted would permit counties, from
tiirfctn tlm as In the judgement of their
voter. their interest might demand, to in
duce works of internal improvements, but
to no individual work shall more than ten
ner cent, bo given. Suppose a rnnnlv
should give aid to some such enterprise to
thc extent of this limit, and It is made pnyn
bio. and is paid at tbeend of three years," is
it forever precluded from favoring works of
internal improvement? But it is said
"Wlion thl.-t is paid, then other aid may be
voted.'' I see no. such clause or provision
nothing which says that th sum of nil
grants given .slmll not exceed ten per cen
tum, nor that no count v shall hnr nt,t.
standing on this account an indebtedness
exceeding that amount.
It is no argument to say that, unless the
courts put the construction upon iho lan
guage used, and contended for, counties and
cities will, by repeated votes, Jnirv them
selves under taxation of this Kind. 'This as
sumes an absence of sense on the part of ci
izeiis. which-requires n court to stand guar
dian for them against their foolish deeds,
Lsllv. I will notice the objection that the
1'ioiHx.iiion was lmnroneriv snttmitipri nn
carried by fraud and illegal voting. Section
J, of the law under which this vote Avas had,
says: -Tho proposition" (which Is to be
published and posted) "shall state the rate
of Interest such bonds shall draw, and when
tho principal and interest shall bo made
payable.'' This, tho proposition does In
fixing the rate or interest at S per cent., pay
able annually, or semi-annually, and the
principal tq be paid In twenty years. The
Jaw farther says, in seetlon 'r "Thr. nmnn.
Kitlnn of the question must bo nocompanied
by n provision to levy a tax for the pay
ment or me principal and interest of said
bonds In adilltiou to the usual taxes, and
sufficient lo meet the payment of the princi
pal and interest of said bonds, and to con
tinue from j ear to ycn.r until said bonds
are paid." This section Is brought Into this
law from the old one in tho Revised Statutes
and which provided for levying n certain
nnmoeroi mins on the dollar of taxable
property, uci wuicu contained
iiKesection .no. 'J Inst read.
poll boc-kn of thc same place. Against this
we luiYe.the aflkhwit oteach Jadgtuuid cler'k
iif election for Blair, together wHlflhat" or
the registrar, who awear to the regularity
and correctness of nil proceedings bud in the
registration and the elcctiun..Begurdiug
these ollieers of election as men of average
respectability, acting under the obligation of
their oath of office, subject to the severest
punishment for any 'violation of duty, I
must believe their sworn declaration thut
they did so faithfully di-scbarge their duty,
and that the information or Air. Orny was
incorrect. That votes of those not eutltled
to vote were received there, Is quite possible,
butlslt-sbown, or is there anything from
which it might be concluded, that their
number amounts to anything like" the ma
jority of 250. by which the bonds were car
ried? This should be made to appear, or at
least such circumstances as would fairly
promise such a showing: on the final hear
ing. The question voted oirwis of high im
portance to the electors of the county, and
called forth much spirit and interest; as is
evinced by the large vote given, and no
honest elector's ballot should be thrown out.
Courts always regard the right of franchUe
so sacred n to not permit. If possible, nny
one to be disfranchised, and where there is
no radical or vital objection, as closing the
polls for a portion of ths day, their being ta
ken pdssession of by interested parties, and
voters excluded, and the like, they will eli
minate the illegal from the legal and leave
the latter to stand In the canvass. Council
for the plaintiffs aver that they could not
procure the voluntary affidavits of those
knowing thc truth of whatis charged. While
I am supposed to make every allowance for
this embarrassment of counsel, I cannot
undertake to decide tills matter upon con
jecture. It will notdo to guess that frauds
have been perpetrated, and apply this strong
arm of the law to await the result of lhe
guess. If a majority of the Blair votes in
stead of but eleven, as reported by the can
vass, were really in opposition to lhe bonds,
the friends of this proceding should bo nu
merous enough to aid In making a pretty
full showing here. But there is in the na
ture of the case reason to believe that at
Blair, ns nt the other river precincts through
which thc Hue of thc proposed' mad runs a
jrcat majority of voters were In favor of tho
proposition as well ns thnt in the western
preflncls, from whence this proceeding
arises", the rreat majority were opposed to It.
I have not faith enough in the ability of
plaintiffs to fellow fraudulent -voting to the
number of 2.50. to tic up all proceedings to
await the trial. If the building of the road
Is expedient upon the issuing of these, bonds,
ns Is asserted, and ns there is reason to be
lieve, it is a matter of loo much interest to
both parties to grant the injunction asked
for on nny doubtful grouids. If work Is to
be suspended during much of this favorable
season of the year, contracts llirown up, pur
chases delayed, etc., the damage mnst ine
vitably be no small amount to ono party, or
tho other. Tho defendants the O. & N. W.
R. R. Company, should not be compolled to
bear It unless In a clear cast. If it is event
ually to fall on these complainants, it would
he well for them to be dismissed at this
time.
I shall, therefore, refuse thc Injunction
asked for.
General 3cvrs Summary.
Nearer and nearer, day by day,
approaches the dread guillotine to
Paris. The revolution still rages, and
the carnage is frightful.
The Western Female College, nt
Oxford, Ohio, is burned, find, it is
fe.red, a young lady with it.
The Society of the Army of the
Tennessee s to meet at Madison Wis
cosison, July 4, 1S7U.
There is a terrible coal riot at
Scranton, Pennsylvania, and several
have been killed. Grape and canis
ter is the only antidote for these in
fernal outbreaks.
The Ku-KIux bill has gone to the
Senate.
The President's San Domingo
message meets with universal appro
bation, and all predictions as to splits
in the party are to use a gambler's
term "oil."
The Joint High Commission is
omewhat out of joint.
The war ships' to the fisheries
and not to Hayti.
Another murder of a Republican
in Florida tho sixtieth in a single
county within two years. And yet
the St.Joseph Gazette says the ox-rebels
"accept the situation."
Proof of the loss of tobacco in
shipment, under bond, will be receiv
ed in abatement of the tax.
Jay Gould has been assaulted; the
JEnnnaMiYiiiie is in "chancery,- and
Paris and France are no longer suf
fering for lack of provisions.
New York City is Making a des-
E crate , elTort to clean itself.,- Such
'emocrats as Hovetnyor and -Harrvtt,
und such Republicans as Evarts,
Beechcr-and Hellows are persistently
scrubbing away.
At Scranton, Pennsylvania, the
miners are continuing their infernal
outrages. If laborers "show them
selves to be bandits, will an intelli
gent community conclude that they
have any lights to be respecteu .'
Sonora scalp hunters have made a
raise. Ten thousand dollars at a sin
gle haul is not bad, financially.
Cincinnati has found a female
skeleton and n rusty knife.
Memphis thinks she has discov
ered a railroad swindler.
McMahon is drubbing the Paris
insurgents. The slaughter is terrific.
As an educational measure the insur
rection may prove beneficial, but the
school is a dear one.
Mrs. Scan low's husband has been
CLlFTOtf, ADriJLItUiJST.l,
-wsWil-w.-.- fc.V3T -CS si . " . ", - . '-
-Alr: JyilitOP 1 see it milieu in
your last iaSUe that many merchants
and others are undecided hovto voie
on the Herd Law quesfion,,h'aving no
direct personal interest in the matter
at Brown ville. Mr. A. Kearns, in
his valuable article last week;, gives a
word of caution which should? be
heeded, I thihK, ,by' not onlynier
chants, but by every maiiwlio has a
dollar Invested lif real estate or other
property in the county. The farmers
of Nemaha county will submit, occa
sionally, Xo a few broken down petti
foggers in political matters, but when
it comes lo herding their stock please,
count us out. In a country strictly
agricultural I believe the farmer
should be heard in all matters that
pertain to his personal interests alone.
This is all we ask".- If the merchants
and others who have no direct inter
est will work for those who work for
them, it will be very unprofitable lo
call a "special election" indeed, and I
think they will find it a poor invest
ment anyhow; for, if the law be sus
pended by a vote of the people we
still have the "common law" and
that will protect us and our crops too.
The opposition may say that that
costs mouey to reach." Well, so it
does, but every man who casts a vote
in favor of the herd law, in substance,
says "I'll pay my share J"
We, in this part of the county, pro
poseto occupy the lanis we paid for,
for the purposeof feeding our stoekr
cultivating and otherwise improving,
the balance. Suspend the herd law,
(so called,) we shall endeavor to do
the same. Let every man arrange for
his owir stock. We cannot make im
provements, nor protect them when
made, while all kinds of stock are al
lowed to run at large. Some-seem to
fear that all the cattle will be driven
from the country. Belter the cattle
than the people, which would be the
case if all the cultivated land had to
be fenced Lefore Using. We have here,
to the extent of A- township or mj,
maintained a herd law ever since the
fiit settlement was made, and find it
profitable; can get stock herded cheap
er than we can afford to steal our
neighbor's crops, or his time in watch
ing them ; can raise corn, and make
money at it, for 3!) cents per bushel,
while Esq. Kennedy looses money at
raising corn at (so he says) GO cents,
where cattle run at large! Poor man.
I motion we help him. I do not see
now ne can raise corn at any price
with so much unruly stock running
at large. We feel perfectly safe with
out a fence, except the yard fence for
stock at night, and invest our fence
money in calves! I will venture the
assertion that more hedge plants, fruit
and forest trees are being planted here
than in anj' other part of the county,
and owing principally to the fact that
ti , 7 'if :
iiu uuuiu wu ;iiwuu io iuii ii mvfze
You may be assured of n full vote
here in Washington and Lafayetto
precincts, and niucv out of every ten
for "herd-law
lyg-jCS-Sfjf r&rxsszsj
,JW .
Su.?l:367 12
$31,000, at 6 per cental ,1,807 CO
191,611 !
Net Assetts, December 31, 1369..
Income in 1S70, as follows:
PwimliimsTWfired and" due on Policies In force. ISTIlu.
Interest received on premium loans, fi&B.iSZ 12, at 6 per cent, psr anfiura
Gh Investments and Items :
f stiitfl Uotfds. f arerasce amount loryeart
I . .zrz :-j w a vn. r
Henl Eautejxwns. .. ....? i.w.ucw
Ileal Estate. OUicc Furniture. &CL...r 141,419
CaHhoilliand z r. '2?3 .! ,.. "i'- .-
Duefrom Agents, Ac-;. .ZZZ..A.ZJZ.. ll,,4ft 1,9011.707 -Inc. 9 l-o
Total veraKe cash Investments und itcnis... $J,0lt,707 Int. 9 1-12..
Total Intertst received and accrued...
Total . ..
DISBDKSEMEXTS, 1870. " . ft t
1jsses Heath flosses of 1SS9 brought fonvurd........................,J...$ D9.Jt45
Towl Death Losses of 1370, with additions to Policies 61IJ31 41-5751,076 S5
' Carried forward, not yet due, and fraud'..
Total Death CTalms paid 187rt
STAC:EM-ENsTrFt
"TQSff-imtERtm
TBatE!;
s.
C T.rtTTTQ IfTTTTTA'T. T.TPTT. T NST1-K.A.NCH sGOMPANV nMM&cMEKTjrnZ-zr
WW MV VM UV A VMM M umaia ww i 'tooLtteBSSnSfca
or Nebraska. ToMrs. S. JT. Mrr vfi
ant, in th&Above entUl&lcanllv8??- V
43H04 31 ! ?o"ed that on Order of Attachment's o-r?
ntetnuuta causconUiesth ,i "3bm''
CI. byit. B. Srafih ijfflS xi1
DECEMBER 31, 1870.
2,861,305 0G
.3153.474 64
so),04l :s
,-.......-..,. ....y.
7,11331 I3j
Commissions, balarles anil other Agtncy PT-pn;pi. , , ,, ,,,
Iteturn Premiums (Dividends) to I'olicv holders . .., ..
Surrendered and Lapsed Policies ..
Otllce expense, salaries. Attorneys' fees, postage, re-Insurance, c
AciuHryexpendcrand Itevenuc stamps ..,...
Medical examinations, advertising and printing..!
Advance to Agents and commuted commissions...
DlvidemLs to Stockholders ..
187.501)00
ZG1S.72 63 - '
XK72S7
118.437 91
70.9C4 71 ." .
14JK3 85
JVCC-74 '
.61,177 87
21,350 69
3,00-1 00 1.573.8H 13
Balance as below.
$3,5t2,7J U0
ASSETS.
Amount of Investments, secured by Deed of Trust and Mortgages on'Real Estateworth -
nt least double the amount loaned.
Premium foaiis, amount or Notes taken In part payment of Premiums on Policies Sniforce
Ileal K.xtute owned by the Company, cash vidne. . .
State Jlonds owned by the Coniuny...,.. ...................-
Intere-it Accrued On State .Bonds rttid other Assets... ....... ...
('ah mi hand, in Bank nn) Ollice .., u .. - .
Postage; and Ilevennc; Stamps on hantf.
Amount r unpaid Premiums In due course of coIteCtiou........i. ..-
Amount of De'erred Premiums, being balance tailing due within thfc Policy year..
t iimiiuru. i.itcs. Ac belonging to me company present value.
Amount due from Agents, and other Items .. .
" Total elTpctivo Asts ..,
Amount advanced to Agents, to be re-embursed irom future commissions, commuted com
missions. tc ... .... . ......
uius oi agency suppiic auasiauoucry on nanu. ..... .t ...-
1.S3..9I2 12
171.5b-.! 51
lUf.OOU (10
M9" "si
7..P0:i 17
2ft V,
G;.!K) 7t)
2ti .27 01
11.4-JOOO
147.493 19
$..518,971 31
21.936 69
I.80OO0
the above
a Ti-ivn
the aforementioned county, for ufj9 121
remrnable the atat day of March. ,?,!' Kl
continued unUl Thursday theiath ,i,Slil 5l
at 2 o'clock. P. M. ln "? of XiTJ '
SKit Tnrr- ' ":
OHEHIFF-S SALa-XiitlcebhwS;.--"
JT virtue of an-execntlon nnd&!a tsJ
sued out ot the District Court of vI?.r5?
rtUr.Jca. and to me directed n. ST?" if
comity hntf special jDaecpon alw ? c'
dered by said court, In a case uhir'st '
Wheeler fc plalntltr. and Josepi, ArU
tove'.nwt his whe. Joenh Th.fn, JrJ'Wi ,! i
J5.542.723 00
LIABIIiltflES.
Capital Stock . .... . .
Claims for Death Losses, admitted, not yet due
" " ' awaiting further proof.
irauus, not aamittea
ft44
i-U iS142.500
: irwo
23,000
L-l 'ioo.oo-3 00
i , .vn
Itetarn Premiums to Policy Holders, unredeemed ... . ..
Unpaid Dividi'ficU to btockholdors
BilU payable, balance on purchase of ollice lot.
Premium notes on Po'icies reinsured.. .......
Jieserveror iiehisi'rance . ....M. .... ...... ..l .
Discount on Real Estate Notes . .......... - i.
Surplus for Return Premiums (Dividends) to Policy Ilolders-nud oUier contingencies.
137,500 00
11,041 37
710 00
30.547 22
6200
4,710321 45
ltfi.85S 69
. 306,7lt 27
1
&fiCT2t CO
JjUmbcr of" Policies Issuedln ts70.6,-dt. insuring . 5I6,433.v 00
dumber of Policies reinstated in 1870 !). insuring lZ 2,6."j0 W
Average rate-orinterfit realized on total cash Items, Invested mid uninvested included, 9 1-12 per cent.
STATK P MISSOURI. 1M
Ct TY A N li COl'NTY lF T. JiOl-IS. 1
Derick A.J inuary.PrtMoent.andMnillftm T.Se'.by.Secrelnry.or the St. Ivols Matnat LiC Irrror
ance Company, beingsevenilly. sworn depose and stv, and e-.um forhtDisrlfjiiiyH that tbc foregoing Is
substantially u lull and correct .tutxtnent tlieanlrsor thesjldCtmipnny. us from' the books or the
.same: that the said Insurance Company is the bona fide owner or llt-a.ssrt.s. invested as bo testa!t. of
wlil'.-li the principal portion ot that InrcstPd In reul esfc.t-secnrlty Es npon nnlrtcanbire4 property In tho
city and county of St. .Louis, worth double the nmoniK of snlrt fs, nJ thai reitherthe'abo'v?iirr,ibe4
in.r..uciiui imr nnj- part mereoi, are rnaoe mr me zwnHii or any tncnvumni exercisiiwininoFity in
the mnn.igempntnr said Company, nor for any other person orpersoxs whatever; andtUat th are the
above described officers or said St. J-ouIs Mutual Ufe Insurance CXm panr.
D. A. JAXTAICV. Pwsideafe.
AV. T. SELB V, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me. the nnderstgnrd. a Notary TtiMfc for St, Louis connty. In testi
mony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and allixed my odioal scut this 15th day.of March. 1371
CHAS. H. 1EAVV.
Jfotaxy lubllc, St. JLoui County, Mo.
STATE OF JTEBRASICV. nCSURACK DEPARTM22TT.
It Is lierobv pprtifipil Mint tlipri 1ms hppn fllM In this office n sworn statement, show'njr the- condition
ot the ST. LOUIS MUTUAL LIFE IXSURATft'K COMPANY, located at St. JLnuis, ia theState-of
.Missouri, on tlie 3lst (Uv or December. A. D. lc. In acconianco witn me provisions oi an ici oi inf
Oeneral Assembly or tlie State or Nebraska, to rcgulati; Insurance C'orupaales approved Frfruary 12th.
lsCti; that sale Company, having lileil the npcessary papers and a Mntement showing that said Conipany
Is possesseil of the requisite amount of Capital, and Invented as requited by law.
Authority i.s therefore given to the above named Vompanyto transact their appropriate r-ustness of
Life Insurance in thisState. In accord trice with tin law thereof, until the 31st itiy of December, 1S71.
I further rertlly that C W. Lambeth, Kso.. of Nebnbka City, county or Otoe-. Is authorfzed to trans
act business accordilng to law for said Compuuy, as their .Agent and Attorney, t$ tiling lL Certificate for
n-uni iiii uji- uitk oi uiue couniv.
, In testimony wherenr I have hereunto set n."yhnnd, and afllxed ray jseal of ofllcc-at Lin.
..., coin, this lit day or April, 1371.
jRt-XLV I . JOHN JILLTCSPJK.
r- Aadltor of State.
O. W. LAMBETH,
State Ayrnt,
2Mt N13BRA3KA CITY. XEB.
mrA3HrT-iW!n':jk-H as i, r.gsaa
T m r Win
jwcnii 'inimift..-1" i. '
Thompson are defendants. I wiiiniS !?
public ftticiion. at the don- of the (S T1
BrownVUle. In said county onMOXf.5 v-i
DAY or MAY. A. D. WTUat oio dSU
tcrrtoilnK-thp-tollowlnir decrih.i r.ri5fc nrj5 ,
fit,,. lifinil.Al i.,rl el. ...t A ., . r'1Mtrne t. w
land OfTof the m.uUi ale of thesoiin1."11"
or section niinirnrtivt. i., nt. r.. .-""ics. i
(.,) north or range number iiftm, i?011 -0
sixth prtndpnl meruhan. in -n d a n? ,n " r
property of said Joseph Love es. t.!"
cash. " 1,rwv
- Ulvcn under my hand tbi.stithd.iT i i
tEris. . . Shcrlirandsr. Ij
7STOTICE Or GUARDIANS s,r, ,r ' Ij
1 ja,T4Tic-utici Lshertbv svVl f. ' ''-M
three o deck p.m.. 1 wm offer ai pub,V -
uuuim 4ic- iia.ra; vuiitl jumhii .i . - l Tl
lii froir o the t ount t lerK so-! r .VV "In 1
iemnlial unty. Nebraska, to V e M ".."" f
bidder, tlie loMowin- real psiaietnl' ,. i
county. NebRi-ska.to-wif It u rw 1 Sf . H
west ci aner. ami the north hHir or t,. - ti
quarter or --.ection number ttrpi- x.
iownhlpi,eveii i7. north or ranire t - p
and also one hal: of six ncr h. -. n,
south west lourth ol the aorth ,t ,"' r .
section. Such sale is made under IT'' 't a
District Cniirt In. Siiidcfiunfr ib,"" .3.
chase money to be paid down at tiGii?' Vjtt
balance from time to time, truritir "'
upon real estate. All the purpiaM. ,-, ?' "i
paid In venrs. The delerred rarml !r,
ten per cent Interest. ' w 'lii
Guanllan of (JeorgeM. and Xcllfe viv
chlldnsl of John L. ilchWe,'
PROBATK WOTJCE.-XOTUtl
glven that I have appointed vri.
lortliepiirini.se of bearing ibe 'ua - . '
thcestateof trilllam Stliltfo.r ala .
2Mt A. W. MOKd .f . prX.. .
- " V4l J..
.c
k3.JM
)ROHATK NOTlCE.-JCnrn(H H ,,,.
.L glvec, that orrthtf l.1th da t r arrb f"2
the declarations of Lucy Bell' r in.Z r J
und llenrv Jones ana Jane Jnntx h..v'- .-a
..!... i.i.... k.. .i .. ,:ium
totheadoptlonbythesald Heurv ami J . ." J
of William Henn Dell and XeMc JaneBrt' 41
In the Probate Court of Neman Oainir !?.?
Nebraska, and that I have vt WcdBPiii? i,-'
day of At rll. A. D.. Ml. attl.e Iww 1
A. Mi. at my ollice in Brown, . h. , 'V
as the time and, place Jorti.e hear'tin t..rl .
afl persons interested are remured t Sen a a I
to how cause, if any there Is. whv tLb .,?., .
tion should not be coivmmm. ted." w '
22 4t A.V.MOIH.AX.Pr.,h..i..-
, , , . ,. j.
K1.X
Jv ui
Local Ayent,
BROVNVILLE. NEB.
: vjf. t. . . an a,: p " " ' 1 1. . . v- -.v kt.-
T EOAL NOTIl'E.-JOIIX T nv-
L SbliileyS. Wilson, v.. I1i.-irt.-i tV
Ncmahajunty District Conrt. it tr,A,i ri .
orNebni-sfcn. .
Tlie above named de.'endaat, Charles LMr
;.i.i;i:..o i..,, :ir... .rr:"r"" i.Htrr t
coon aiwyertame,d.pravlcg ror U,e fiSdwJ,
certain .AfOTrtgage. made and ecntl br?.
saldnlamtin.uutheltrh(Iavar.Tnitt. .-' .
In. you mbrtgageil one house anil l6t dMrrJ5.il
follow: -ommendng at the noithrvt fd 1 1
bridge ne-.ir Bennett's Mill, runnlne -a,t ,!,-?.
right angles with the nail, thence rnnnm-S
thecenter or the road south iw fwt. ihtntAnstl
with feno to the creek at low water mrt 7-C
up the crtek to pines of beginning. It blni h,.i!
northwest quaner or section 2, fovrnshlp 1 hmC,
aw, v.th lier-.t. Pia-utitrsRskfurthpr r! .
der for the sale of said prrmisrs. tl.cnr ,,
.sal4sal.:bj.j)plieil to the payment ' Mj t,
and.lnterij. ouart- r-ouire.l to -jtmttij
tiUon on ox before the it dar of May ii't
.r. . HA.FVITOV
Atrorner fur In. nt s.
sszecrasn
"".rBBBSU m - ul . .Mi' V '-,
F0B BMLl !
JACin H. IlMItKLKV.
MIC1IAKL SV'ITZKB.
II Aromliotifa -!itil ilt
.1.V.I11II11., ........ ..w.
rt. i-t . x. x.. .. -n -.- '.
you inniK oi mm.' dh you want
nhie-ierithlj of tli'e trnile in western
Nemaha to go to Nebraska City?
What think you of this, candidates
for ofliee in the fall or 1S71 ? Let ev
ery man show im ticket. The ''dear
peoples" will not let this question go
to the river. Yours truly.
R. A. IIawi.ev.
sanmeanna
BERKLEY & SWITZER,
Waos & C rriageMakers
AND .
BXAGKSBULXHS.
BLiH-'jiiJwsEjg5Bg;ajaixq
MAHHIAG2S.
Married. April nth. 1871. by Judge A. "W. Morgan.
Mr. IIknii v hiMKKKit, nr RichanLson county, and
3Ifss Makv A.vn Ooosiiy, of llrowm ille.
Married, at the residence or the bride's ratiier.
April Sth. ts71. lu-ltev. II. llurcli. Mr. OnnniiK W.
1- ciisk and MUs Miki..v u. lU.snur.. alt of Nemn
ha county. '
I, ,. .l.H Alf-UnaUMJyi hi 1t f...j . Lm'mfm
BROWXVIL! E, - NEB.
CUSTOM WOHK
i
DOXJ5 ON SIIOItT NOTICE. ND jN A STYLE '
and manner which will guar.intees-iti-fact.on.
Mr- Tlerkeiy dons the Wood Work and A!r. Switzt r
the li.aoksmltlihigniu! tho Iron Work, and prof.-bs-'
es to be a superior hand at I
HORSE SIIOKING.
c3"0Ive ns n call. 25-3m
mm no mm
WOOD WOHK,
.A.T. IV. D. SIIEltt KKnEUCEU'S.
COPARTNSRSHIP.
'rilE UNDEIL-IONKIi HAVE ASSOCIATED
I , theins-elves together, under the drill name of
Shnrts,St-vensoii.t Cross, to carrv on the Hani
ware business at Deu-ei.'.s old tt inii. on Main street,
in r.rli'.vnvillf. They bespeak, and hOK I'v -striei
ut trillion to busine-n and low prices, to cumniand a
liliopil share of thepatronage of the Nvuiaha Land
District. J.i'.siIUntS.
JAMES STEVENSON.
D. O. CROSS,,
jtarcli .1)th, 1371, Cllt
fl liFvi'JIPiC BiC?BfBPI
inin r ft
, i te zj i s. &
L i! JH 5 3 M
V H W ii . V J
GST A PAIR OF
n t r
'f i rx ti I
& AI i 12 i t
T srt ai d rl 5 I
a. ti vi i u
IX PEKC, NEB., .
TyiTIIEC ftVE MINUTJ2 WALK Of mr
StateNormidScliiKil.aiidcooTrrxiit tub'
!!SJ!2,w0" or '' The pn.peru r.jw.stxcf !
I(rt.". wJ reneef nml hh Fn l-mit u-a v.h ..it
Sbruafvery. Ac. Ciilt-tge House, cou'iamin jri
rooms Ttewiit . mt .... i...M .. . .T ..
atcrand Clsti-rn near, rjneltarn. Jruim h
I'lgerj-. Wood House, mid oU. !uuV.iuw!
This Is the Most Dvsiililc
lies id aice JProfiertu m
fhe Floiwishiui, Vil
laye nf J'ruf
audwiUaeMMrr
Bll'CK iliUSS TH'AX THE 1I'K:M
V.SSTS COHT.
BOOTS AXD SIOIS.
The buir.lln . i ... ..
3 1 r...:C .l " ? ""
i . . w mmmt i wmtt Hte r r
1 .4 tio
-rR-
STAEH9TEL.
This popular ami commodi
ous SSoicl property i.s uttered
far sale on ILa.sy Terms. Ires-
etil JLeasc expires 3Iarf it 1,72 i f)T. T :P-,0,) J;a:rs sold las-
1 - " ? tun leading Itostuii liiauuiaetiiro
and Will 5e SitUl SlsIJlOCi ranted agtUnst ripping.
Comfort, ghiMieltT, Ournbility und Kcononi)
THEY EXCEL ALL OTIIESS-
E.R BY
laaimfacturow-, and war-
imni-
ReptibltcanJ-C. Wi CdrfiHock.
iKrWian- To be'supiillect.1 '
hy name, and in bchnir or nil other citizens
of i remont, sought to restrain tho city from
KIMMlli'A rn-Mnr. rt o .v. .1.1... . t. r j ., T
JetIiodisl Church Society froni bulldln"
tlib-rcon. It appearing that Kittle and Turn"
erwfcrc not residents upon, or owners of
pronertv ndloiuinz the nark nhont iwinn- -.
cauld, and Uiat they had no interest in the
matter .not. common to nil thacltlnR nr th
J city of Tnsnoai, T dismissed the action upon
mas ijrouna. xjur, passiiic ting, lei me urlef.
ly cxfaruinc the ErouCd UP3B which this in
Jnuction Is Askod. Th2so tuny be classed ns
follows: j
l-'lrst, ills claimed that t.. law of I5K, nu
thorUiiig counties lo Issue b.tids in aid of
railroad: and of her work.- of internal im
provement is unconstitutional.
Second, that if the Lw bo held constitu
tional, yet thc proposition submitted Jo the
people colls fw n-ferrate? scm tian to nirn vccl
I l, . . . . - .v ....v.- -
i u.v ineact.; anu
intra, that hy- reason of great frauds and
trross-lrreirularitlea GrarniiinuiiMh. t,wi
notamojorltyof tho'votcii wero renljy cast
.la.fitvor of iho.lisnimtof Uio ionds. as-de-
ciarea oy tho .Hoard of County Commlsjiioa.
aiut5 oi property irom year to venr for
twenty ye;trs, and malco a calculation -and
fix a per centum which will brlnir the Sl 000
interest to be paidnnnuallv. ""
XVC fiT ?f li?e (our .Publications In the
Blair JteffUtt-r Used the hour for openiujr the
PPlH on election day at nine oVJock a. jr..
ltistwd of ehtlit. The otherpulillcations had
t correct. o possible prejudice to any one
canoe nor has been smrffeste.! ns cmtrtn
OUt of tills error. Jinrt n rannnl lu. ! i."
t ... t.: . T -" -....-.. wv- ...... iuc
noiiesLiniKiase ot rntsnnp m matter of
...iu, nut in nny way auccttng the miii
stanve, Is to vitiate a proceeding of tliis
kind.
As to the alleged franrts pmil.t T lw -.c,....,,.i
ltlintuiJonthotrial,ofthiscausoit must atf
f ccartlnt thcra n'.-ic nnt n i.,o .... L,
;!.,...." .." :.,:.. v""" ""ju'"j j
(utria. ujniu a iair oauot, reconled in fa
vor of jrivlnc this grant, I should most sure-
It- fllfrtwr thl. 9 tnn.i..tlrtn 7LT A.. .
t t t Tr auonii uio irauas
: IV. , ',iuarHcs irnnspireu, it is alleged. In
I Blair Precinct. The allegations of the sworn
shot dead in Chicago, owing to
ful domestic circumstances."
feun-siroKes in April are a nov
elty but New York lias them.
Fighting still contfnues in I'xTnd
around Paris. Fort Valerien is play
ing on the city. Government troops
are gaining ground .steadily, and the
doom of the Commune is certain.
The insurgents are demoralized and
fighting amongst themselves, rttln
day the decisive struggle was expect
ed to occur before the gates of Paris.
'!!. I.. t .1.. . . f ? .
iiic uL-ai iiil- niiamous uommtinc
seems able to do is to make arbitrary
arrests and persecute poor Catholic
priests. The city is to bo taken bv
storm, and not bombarded. The Ca
thedral of Notre Dame has heen saek-
ed by the mob. Roehelbu tried to
save it from destruction but failed.
News from "the Joint High Com
mission aisserts a satisfactory agree
ment a jotit the fishery ami Alabama
questions, but much discusHon over
the boundary line of San Juan. This
latter questio. has protracted the ses
sions of thc Commission. The trearv,
however, is expected to be, icady in
two weeks.
The Germans had u. grand celebra
tion Sunday in New'York. The cfty
was covered with bunting, and the
streets niieu with spectators. The
utamiTiviis inie, ami tne pageant,
military and civil, was most impos
ing. Every thing proceeded with
harmony.
The Senate Judiciary Committee
agrees to the Ku-Klux bill of the
.Liouse, anu win report it to the Sen
ate without amendment. The bill i-.
expected to pass by Wedne-day.
j-jju i. icaiucni. mis received nu
merous letters congratulating him on
his vindication of the Sau Domiiico
report. r
An cx-member of Congress, Ham
ilton of Florida, has made a damag
ing ailinnvir. Phnminrf n..in. nr.
itUis mit'o" ,orne.us a l,arty to a scheme of bri-
ui-M, 1U me iuutier ui rauroau lands
in that State. He offered Hamilton
20,000 and 2,500 shares of stock for
his interest in Congress to pass the
railroad bill, and threatened bfm
with defeat for. re'eleqtioti if he refus
ed. Hamilton seems to hava kept the
thing pretty quiet until lie lost Lis
place in Congress, and this rather
works against his declarations.
Reports from California, of Indian
otitragos in Arizona bv tho Aiiu.i.
i .i. t " ,-......,..-.,
auv iiiau iiu.r men
KSl? ADVSHTISSMENTS.
DISSOLUTION MIOTICS.
'VliT7- COVUTZi:iiiUll' IIEltKTOFORR "Kv
1 -st.."!: between the undenisned. umlxr tiu
nameor j,"iiserit Shurts.is this day dSMolved hv
mutual cciinnt. All person- indebted or huldw:
claims tnralnst 9i.d firm, will settle the Mime with
J. iX JJeiiser.
JOlfS f. IJKrsEK.
jon t. snuurs.
March 30th, 1371.
ATTENTION.
A T.L PEnSOXS IIAV1XG CTMJIS AOAIXST,
V or ilinse indebted to the latullrin urDsuser&
SJiurts .will please call on me Immediately at the
State llauk of Nebraska, ard -ettle the same.
-,wt JOHN" (J. UJ2USE11.
NOTICE OP ELSCT2QN.
-jOTin: is nisRKny c.iyex, that ox
' a ..ui.t... .i.---!fi t.T,.- ... II...
,u....i ..t.,. r r..i ; . : -" j
lease.
JXO. L..AElSOiV.
THEM rSLIOWS I
T5iat stole timJier 8'ioni Sec.
IO-4-ii, s:ki Sec. 32-4-10 in
.lo'isisoutunfj".
--2t .Ml S if PR8E.
Cavalry Horses Wanted.
OWCK ClIICV Qr.P.TKRltASTEH,1
UKl'ARTXKNTflKTUKl'LATTK, I
ujuiu,jh,, Marcus, 1371. J
SOT OXE "VVAS 11KTBE5EO.'
; Patent Sr.tinp on ovoryoni.
iiiUl by all I.eadinc; Dealers.
u.
I !
i ta i ...
I T. . , .i
i. V v . v" " vu"sin tne several precincts
,;.w''Hl?H!iCWf Xc,'?m. mi 'U-ctIitii will be
hehl tor the election or the clloulnsot1ieer. to
Hit: Three IJelceiitcs ta ;l. state Cim-titn-tinnal
oiivciiihiii. wiiii'ii ..i. ....... ;.r. l...
V.1 TL IIL'I?, ?Vffl.".? .)rnliii5.uiiJ will co..-
Miniediiv -wh iu laeauernoon of the
y order of the Board. April sth. ldTl.
J..U3 M. HACKER.
County Cleric.
2t-Zl
-FOR SALE.
-rw.ooooonusrxErvs noves. situated
r on i,Ir,!n !",r,eot-'." t,ie ' Wl fthe buslines nrt
One dwelLnu on a lease lot on FIrt street "hoitS
and .tot on CoHere street, and the fuUoin-addN
tioiud iroiHiiy,iu.ivIt: uuu.iiuai.ai-
iv.t li j;;ijl5' f:'.7andS......Hlockl
if u i.i .lllfK;K li ljDt ' Jti.u-L- n-
Lt in.. l!Im-k-:t! lxitl3ZZZrIItockS
Lots and r, uioclca r-.t ieIZ ZZTl k tv
Jit 15 lock. 'Lots 11 and rTZjUoY-k si
All in thc city of Rrna-nvltte
SET'hli"US'.P DfPI.IC.VTE. ACCOMPA-
...I."ed b. "e 'honsands dollars ns eaaraiiteo.
will be received at tbiiolfice. until eleven o'clock
O.IU.. mi .-r..ju. apni 1. i37i, ir tlietlellverv or
three humlred cavalry hones at Omaha, Nebraska,
w.thln sixty durd Irwn the date of iiu-ard:ni't!iu
aj:
21.tr
Trr'Sn 73T7TT St-r Tf
t.i-lf. JLJ.JWJUJU XX JJ,
contract.
Conditions made known and blank bidrcrnlibcd
-n anplicattou at this otllce.
Af.EX. J. PEItl.Y.
-- Ch.Qr. Mr.. Iep't. Platte.
w
if," (. reach uititVMMfrt
asrl t no: sow wltM ttkirt ,t-.
tOMjrood ti-aunt. Yvt rmrtarr in:
- 3
3ir.wnvllle. Ne , JCarcfc Wh : :'
AVOOIWOR'JEFT A il
Book Bijici-vs,
And IVpaln. In
BOCKS, STATIONOi.
- , XO. 12, 3.1 SJt., J, J.vU .i-
CAS IT lAm FOR R 1 ,.S
ij-
hbv noono
xzxz:;;t 111! I -ItIIiI HA
SPltt Wlnffer
7)3SHIKIR
Dtjg-p-
BAI1EY & CO
CHEsTSTPT &. J2Ux St.,
P 21 1 L A D E L P II I A
t
Establlshra 1S30.
GEO. W. NKIOLY Ai
BUTLBZRS A7fD
Bridge Contractors
BROWVILLE. JCEP.K-SKA
.... V. t?ke 5nracta forbtilhllm: Krlilo R" "
Jobl.iiijf work. Contract w,,rl.o::e.r,H u .-kk -
notlre and reasonable ternw.
ifave also the right tu ertrt the
Saiitii Patent Tms3 Bridge
In i'ebraska, Iowa. KniKJuacil onthfra
iliKoarl.
3"XOTIfp: OF T.PTTIV-0 a .r imrl .
. " v ... . A,, ot f Ajll I J t 1 -"rf
NEW STEAM FERRY
s a
j-5S"a"Vf
WORTH OSn
'. .'s. All persons Indebted to mo are reauested
v,iveIc,ilWU WI0"'Ba iihh.Tn d'ys and
s.lL cost, 2T,tf- w K wiLSCN".
. NOTICE.
Atotice i-siiEREny or vex to tttktav
ran-STOi"'? Cily of Kranville. tlmt ihe
&I-It T, JShJ a ""',:"" flfrk's ollice on
.-loiway. Tneslay and Vedaedav wnlnes. nt 7
o clock, the 17th. 1Mb and i&tb of April. A I) 1671
asalnaran- Bq'nllmins on the ni"raVsev.fnVn
All person intprrctnH - .. !.,.-.. .Y. ' " ...J-.L" ".
ters-foradjastment. l -a-:iuineirniai-
Ky order or the City Council,
i! 3. H. DOCKER. Clerk.
J. W. APPI.EG-ATE,
IBHinCT ( IBRD
Brownvllle. rVebrasUa.
T7ir.L UO i ALL , KI.VOS OP BPILOIXG. pre-
pare Plant. Ilraw JVsint. anttPurnlthnecI
ffttUicnt. SatLs.-ae:ion rnmnntJa t . ii.'.li,lr.
every ileeription at slwrt notice. Sbcn back of
rt-K1
Iiiitjorlcrs and 3Ianufactnrcrs of
FINE WATCHES,
SILVER WARE,
JEiELIlY,
PLATED WARE,
FA5CY GOODS, &C., &c.
jk3SI
I
QUALIFY ALWAYS (JUARANTEED.
PRICES AS LOW AS THE LOWEST.
Order? and Inquiries by mall promptly attended tel
&l.l-2f1r-Jl PA
.r---5 niitf'i.'mnnrz. 'irvu;
iS'Z'jfs laBscaMsifi -a r
sSJ k'Crrirrg
igSSnTrf-SicniLiJfS
aif3ii fffi4a-W5n3?Sj:xn
ttviwgasm
&x. - rgga"-;:
5?Sr lziCj&S?&3
zmtgrngs
Itfg i ' .
f . illf H ,,
Aniericanllouse,
A.T I?JRI3XE
NEW YOSK COST
ALSO ALL KXN"DS OF
Jytranccrs visiting the city will confer a favor by
In:'eci big tbeir stoek
'itt'Jm
STOKE
n
i Hi-it
Early Cabbage Plants,
N01-, rFOn DELIVERY. ALSO
j- j irench Ilead Leuuce. Tomato. Celerv iud
other plants for transplanting umu4 -eery,ana
iTTP.XAS SOXS J- Co
Brownville.
tOTICjS.
rfhose who iiavexot paid toeir tax-
L es for lsTti. will take notice that their taxe are
now due nnd demanded. The law now in force,
makes uses a lien on hntii tho r.iu- .., ......Yifr
Were nmrilonxl I pruuerty of the tax uaver. Tnviii hL1.! ;...'
and their bodies Bhopkino-Iv rn.,fti..J!??!?,,P.??wHyourpersonalnroi)ertyroV
- ukiLii. i- i x-fiiir iri-a t-n;ii i fc ill nu . -. .-
I - - - lilTitl. rvi i "v .i4i mini u-ruuniy
ed.
Lfeisfraviaort'has'coriira'n'cedJ
;f??,l?.c t.Ua? our State constltnUifll is da
.sign&l.to lltnlt the powers of tlie legislature
vi met tat body possco suprotae powr
'Dfttltion In this resoeet are fullv nnrt finonin.
allyraet d.v thp 6worn answer of the defen
dantK. In support of the- petition wo hnvo
tlio aflldavlt, nt Mr. Gray, statins -what ho
was Informed vmc done, nnd omitted to bo
doncMbv- tlio relstnvrvjudges, and clerks of
dectipnofRJair Precinct, ns rell a? whot
apppRTPq rrorn cno regirnr's lirt and tho
A terrific wind storm has ravaged
Des Moines, Iowa, tearing up side
walks, scattering signs, breakinir
n tin i j n.l ln...AM I O
......., u uunij; jtu luimeuse amount
of general mischief.
Currants & Goos
PEUSG PLANTS FOR BALE.
- FURNAS, SOy 4c CO.
seDernes.
paid In time.
CCK1.
3t
t1l IT "
A word to the wie will save' further
County Trcasorer.
STJCII AS S1IOTV CASES, LOOKING
, GLASSES, OS FIRE ASu BDR.
GLAIt PROOF SAFE, KIUE
EXTI5GOISHEU, AMD A
FAI11KAXKS
SCALES.
AT! MATS OLD ST.VTD, THE
"WELL KXOV.V
REGULilTOB
MANHOOD! WOMANHOOD f
KXPr'lXr2f Ul10. ma' ft,sd who ou,5t not to
ij Marry. uceaalve .enal ecli.mf.iifi'r
'ACSES, will, n.eiirul advlee. All "jfi? u worth
kumvlng about PltKVESTlO.V. Al"o wb vsoina?iv
a: both faxes have PIMPLES ou the race' alin
s.vlnsaulie etit rea.v,cs way ONB.fr aLpI ilr i?,h
i .. ,rL 1 mysnt-"sesU" were followed hvi'
d3l.v J rV&zriox w0Uid iSSStSij;
jn-t:-7i A r.Ptiif, .i"" ' "."""' .V--".
of a ijmlly cin afford lo te wlthontiSfSiS
i : i . V."" ."iuungniiiB ousni 10 read "JIan.
hSSiU "mIS? h"ly ousUt read-Woman-aooil.
jajx I bey are bound (enaratelr and hmi
ffiS".- ri; m"- secci:e FJtOMOIWEPrv"v:
--'..-a. is cenu. fsinft - kmk
BEOWITVILLi:, NEB.
cents. AUdr. " "' 'b:"Vi mi- ifo
CliAItK WHITTI13. M4 D
01? S.t. Charits Street. St. L&t ii.
iu,?S?J?JS?aaltb.S5?'?? .have avoid.
ken In pieces.
TT
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t-rrfi J
,fc. I "
M, -r .
&TL:'-"-
'B i
akrii.i
ia2SiiS3i
ss1-
Tho 3roTriTlllo orry Conpsny
have now runn-a? between
3ROW'VILIiIfi, ?IZ1S-
A X 1)
North Star and Phelps City, Mo.,
tlie nej'i aad. cuotmvdious t'.eaia 1 erry
MAEY J. AKHOXJ)!
THIS liOAT is entirely jnvr. wiHi
power and cnnaclty to cro.v everyth.a
fist may come In any weather. .
3t'or era; i j ; CtU- Into or Hit of tbi La.T "
trlct.tblHistbe?it.i)jlnt. Tlds boat iseprr
fitted np to eiwuro siiy in cmnnlnetok. ' 'ru
cattle r-eus are nlrvJj-,erecle.lBt the St. Joe. t
Depot,ut Phel;s Cltx- Ve can innire Ore trarrtoc
public that all in o-x po-er quail bediiue tinrwe
thti the most jHSIe crosuinson theM fasoun ir 'T
SHOWS VI1.LH FEBRY VO.
i3-svtr
rii..'n.tra.'. ' II'!afflD6
t-i iX -tSi5 oa wflicliniultitndea have been bro-
,U,
.v-.U'i.
MiiSlft&GE GUIDE:
27-y
NOTICE.
TVrOTTCE IS TIEUEIIV GI VEX-THAT AT THE
ri regular session of the Hoard of County Com
infaslonera bewin and held In Ilrownville. Nemaha
cV,UTn.ty'.:Soeb2ask.aAP.ril:W' IWl.lt was ordered that
all Itoa.1 Supervisors In Uie county are hereby re-
r.r.i -X S V:"".!" "'aso ui puDiicroaas
la ttielr respective Itoad Distrfcis, to be opensd ac-
Ordered by tie. Board, April 6th. 1S71.
. ., J. M. HACKETt.
-, Ocapty Clerk, j
A11 ion;sinaebtci to A. Xav &
Co., win and it to to their inter-
ei locau at once and settle.
2t-tr
s
a?
O "V" :m s
ALL SKES AXD- PATTEPJtS
XT W. D. eUUOBERGR9.
Everyoat Ills onalacter ! A'prl-
vate instmctor ftr mardedjersons, or those '
about to be married both male and fenmlc. In ev-
tr iu,ns coann&icc the phislolosy andrelatlons
of our sesual syem.awrtbe roductlonSnd "nre
ventfou f tH- .r;.. i:. (ting aitrjheevv dfv
erles nevr before elver. , & lxCSh laflzua- bJ
wm. OUXG. M. D. T: rH a tTSBle at.-J J
InterentlnK wnrJc. It U written in plain hjnjjuase .
lortbegenenJ, reader." and U I'latrated fth nn-
merousengravfnRS. All young married people., or,
tliO(-e contemplating marriage, and bavins the
least Impedhz.ent to married life, should rd-tlsLi
book. It disCxtsea secrets tliat every oae should be
acquainted with;. still it is' a book that must be k-
tocked-np and not lie about the honss. It will be I
sent te. any address on receipt or.W s. Address . Z TT JZ '
c-.-f?.- Snruce street above 74&S5SSSS?Sf2l74
avc-mcv..T? mtUiTji,. ,:wz-js-
y-"'."'"'","'ijil-
Mmm
v"ijitr
s k
W
Dw Sliellenberger,
7i?IarH. Slrct. Brewnvinf.
W
of-TiawAre.. . d.vM
N
hk: m
Fourth, Pbiladelplda.
Swfev i kir-d i