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I?r CHVBCIL &JIACKBJI,
Proprietors.
Odlcc No.743IcPlier(on's Elock, npSlnlrs,
BHOWNVILLE, NEBRASKA.
Tories, in A&vaTtco :
ode copr. ow year
One copy, sis months
Ooe py. thrt'e ontlu-
BE1DIX0 3IATTEII OX EVERY PAGE
SOCIAL DIRECTORY.
LODfiES.
crir lt CarmcU!niiiiianJeryls.uIclTfjii
fcCy iilar . J. Meets u Alaoiii liuiluu tue
oc itid touturflav night iti each month. It. W. tuti-,-a
-', J.m. Cum.' JNi'. Hi.aki:, ltesurder.
rtTra'5."0,vnv"c fxtpJcr No. 4. It. A. 31.
'A nebular Conimunk-atlonij HriMn(lav night
la ev Ji month. Lecture ileel.ns every JIodI.i
clzjl. John OIuaki:. il. K. 11. I. KiTf T.
1UKCT .Myy.
-'..Scainh!i nllc' IjOiJbc No. - A. F. &
-7 A. !. Uesultir Oonui.un;crfiioas liw a:ja
tvIrl -Marday Jiinw in each month. lAQgz o.
iVlrict i a ev'ery tUlurtlaj night. John 1U.kk
V jl siiorv FiiKXCit.acry.
jo5J.:rovnvillc I.o!ec No. .", I. O. (. V.
J Jtfefialar meeting 'J uesd.iy evening oi eacli
tre J.wKVBSiiOS, N. G. D. O. Cuuss, Secy.
CllUUCIIE?!.
i7 sabbath at IirJU a. in., and 7;30ri. m. Tr.iyei
ile''"tu; Wednesday evnnniB-'. a.tbatl tschuol
e:)( .ock p. m. J. T. Baiup. faster.
? letli(!fot 11. Churrli. Services each
"' sabhuth at 10-.: a. m.. and 7.W i. m. -"
K'iTMBiterM Lauren. SMirvice-" caci.
dv School nt a a. m. l'rayer ilcetms i aureus
tre liug. W. U. if. Cult, 1'awtor.
-itrta.fi,;vT.- rMn;-pIi-
f'burrli - Fpi'sPoiiaJ. -Corner
L AUaiiCc and second streets, services every
faundav Moruuie at Ii' o'cltli p. m. vihicj
School at 2(oclocfc. Eveulnssserviwal -ooh-k.
UjIv Communion udmlnMered on the lipt sujicIh
of each month. Seats free. n. It. 1A Vlh.. Ites;or.
PllniUJ-t fhurrli.-Coruer Fourth and At
i5 laniiC streets, service every rinbhaih vx
rii tbe tldrd in each month, ai II o'clock a. it.,
BnJ TuclocK r. m. Sunday iM-bool nt lo a. m
l'rayer Mettin Wednesday evcmin;. T.S.X.OWI'
Paitor.
55rhritlRn.Tltarc!i London
Divine er-
y vice everj saoo-m ai 11 a.
in., and m the
ev?ri"g.
tfr?-!. HarV Kpi"coprtI Peru. Service
2' f.-ervSuud.iy murninjiml ven.ns. Sun
day st jtiul at -o'clock p. in. itev. 11. C. 1'ai.iiott.
Taltor.
f?" H. E. funrrli. Eondon. Services et"er
WCtf other Sg-bbath. Itev. J. V. AIahtin, t'astot
? II. i:. Church, IVm. Services every Sat
KU ha'li. Itev. Mauti 1'kitciiahu. 1'astor.
V&f'W. E. ("iiurrii. Nemnlia I
AAi every other sabbath. It. Ul
Nemnlia City. Service
hgk. 1'nstor.
C1TV OKJICAES.
pvCItr t'onncii.-Mtvts the riwlTliur-day li
t' each uuitilli. Mayor, C IV Stewart. A I
dermen. K. A. Tisdol, W. D. Lewis, F. E.Johns.n
C Neidhardt.D. Plasters. Marshal. 1) Capmhell
Cerk. J. H Docker. Attorney. . French, ea
urer, J. W. Middictun. Engineer. T. W. lledionl.
JIA1LS.
Northern Daily via Phelps: Departaat 8a.m.
Arrives at 12 p. m.
Southern Daily via Phelps: Daparta at 8 a.m.
Arrli-e-iat3 p.m.
.tort,iern- ia Peru
Sontheru Via Xeuinha Tri-Weekly : Departs
Mjail.iy, Wednesday mid Saturday at 7 a.m. Ar
rive name dj v at i p.m.
H'r-.ieru-Viu Tuiiifeli to Beatrice Daily:
DeiurU at 7 a.m. Arri es at b p.m.
Nurl!icr Via Lund ,r. tosj'runc Creek Week
ly Dfi'aru Friday at t a.m. Arr.ves aaturJy at
tf.qi.
o.ltllWtern Via .Sherman to Table Eock
tvekly: JKvarts Monday at ; a.ui, Arrivej Tue
d ut U p.m.
vt Oitlce Hours from 7 a. ni., to7 ;. in. Sun
tx, rroui loto lu , a. m. W. A. I'OI.OuK. P. M.
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BUSINESS CAItBS.
ATTOllNKYS.
TTEWETi' & Ni WMA.N. A.'-r.-eis mid van
1 t -: r,alUH,tU.K:. .lie, :m: O.Uce No. ,u.
-J Kli.NCJlfe- IUMTHRfik ATti
rn9 aHd Cuomotera
1 Li
ntniiveuoaa'ioniiy H-
ira. c .iBes
tec im Uhut
Lgftteem Court
tttcueltui
:. Btwwh wH. Jf cm
7 OH A . DILLON. Att4MtMy and Ceuttt
Law,
v and Iteii
tCounty.Nrb.
and Rei ain't Agent, TeeumitiB, TfH
ion
s.
MHIi'HASA P.liOADV. A :..ni' va a Eiw n-:d
A i..f itori .n . 1:. i yfry. O.tiC" .u Listriet Couit
Uai, Utownv .ue. .eb.
"JTit. IL iJrLENNAN. Attorney and Counselor
1 Lj. .S'Wh t City. Sim.
-VVE A nUJtfPIirtlZY. Attorneys and Counselors
. t I.hw. Vnv. nee City. I'avvin e OHiniy, Ncb
K. t- ItKid.i -Vttxnieyut Uw and Laud Agent.
. lteair.ee, iite ( oUht, JSebraika.
A
-:iY.s:ciAN".
CT 8TKWAUT.M. I.. Physician ami Sorgetm.
Brownvitte. -eb. O.UCe uvun i.-wn 7 to 9 a.m.
t -1 1 1 1 . Z n ivd :, to 7 , p. ta. OiHce m IL C Lett's
lr j -tore.
TM. M. DAILY, Phvsxian and Surj.eon. at.
T DrMn. Neb. u'raUoAte or CtucisiiiiiU Eclec
tic Ojiwe. 31 y
iT IL Kill IIFMN. M. ! . Physician ami Surgeon
i io ! .eor sta i-.ye wiu iyr J.usniiiry.
N" 8'tM.nin -.tr-ei. lirowuvilie. Neb
OtUce houro
lf',13 7 .ill. IO O p. 111.
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C TU'JltMAN. P!.yvMiRn and Surgeon, No.
Ma u dirt.ei. l;ri a nv.lic. eb. Ouice hours
ru.il to to 2! &.:. anl '''. I U4 p. in.
HL. II.VTUKWS, Pi.ys c an and. Surgeon. o:Mre
. in ' y Drjg Slore. No. i! Mum fetreel, Urev.-u-vhle.
Neb.
E,Axi a-2S?;ts.
P COttSWKLL. Real E-,ttn: Ta Pavlnu
Jx. . .-"it. tl n.-e'in ("rsv.i.!i Blot !:, corner F r-it
n1 Ai..uiticstr'eiR. Will tcivep-umptaaeiitioii to
l.1 Rtf.- or lte.il JaatF hi,J The l"a nielli o. Thw
taruJsuout th Nemaha IjiihI D.Rtr.ct. 7n
"S It'll VKD V. IIUitllES. :te-l E-ate Awnt and
J v JC jiary j'ubl c. i i!' .. 1 livimaiurd k McFall's
FarTiiliireSiore. HroAnviliP. Neb.
W'lLLIiM II. IIOOVKK. llal Eta'e and Tax
' P iu Agent. )inoeii Dtstnc: C.mr: Hoom.
WiUtlve prouipt Htlention to the sale o: lte.-tl Ei
tateind Payment of Ta.osthrotishoutthe Nemaha
Lund Otor.cr.
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GRAIN I1EALKRS.
";VAN WOi'.TIIINU, r rwanlin and Commis
1 1 sion Meroiiant. and Ilea er .n til k ndsororfo
tndCouiitrv Pr.xluce. O.!io and .reroom, ;o.
Main Kttet, Itnivnville. Neb.
rjE. O. 31'AItr .t nitu.. Dealers i
-VJ duce. Ac.. Aspinvall, Neb. HI
in Grain. Pr-
yrke pa d ior anyth.uthe former can raSe. We
Till buy ami sell everything known to tl.e market.
Tirliir mar1...)
M.KU'I1ANL1E.
10HV MrPIIintSOX. Dialer ill (lefifrt Morrl..
a-.d.v. b ties room in Mi-P.ier-oll block. No. i"'
Xm i-trect. Bnra nville. Neb. IV1 y
3? E JOHNSON A CO . De i'erv in General Mcrch-
andise. No. 71 Main htn-et. Ilrowuvil'.e. Neb.
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T'lIIIHT Tk.x- r , ,r ,
...- . -ri.. umirr 111 1 .eiierai .uerir.mii
d.seand IorH-.trIiii.M.il ioimii.iri ATrh-
i.. No. 2, Jl.ihi N-reet. BmwmvuIin Neb. Corn
iianters. P'.ows. tove. Furmtiire. etc. alwavs on
JsiJ Hizhet market price paid lor Hides, Pelta.
i un and Omntiv Produie.
NOTARIES.
1? EEB!UGIIT.Notar PubllcandConvevanrer.
v k ? '- M'l,:l ""f'-et, ecnisl tloor. Bnr.vnvlllc.
:, 1 ,A".ent :"" the Enuitable and American Tou
ne li.c insurance conuniilfs.
JUSTICES.
A V. MORGAN. Probate Judge and Justice orthe
7 J 'f e. Odlce in Court llou-e Building, Browu-
- ""I..WU
GU.CXTY SURVEYOR.
.1 Ul;cS (; LBEItT. County Surveyor. I'ortonlce
aJJress, Ch.tun. Neman Coaiu , Nebraska.
SADflLEKT.
T U P.L'i:a
V M MalHsIrwI ltr..iv-ii n!. v..h.
Harness. Br.d.t. Coll-irs. Ktc No.
.,, --- iuTxsi.jjt it jt;s.'.u rtvuuitiA iwiio
.ut l)a..nii i.I.t. Vnti f.iii.tiiili..lu
"vravr. bait-, fact ion Guaranteed
nLACICSMlTHS.
T tL BHA
" tlro.vii'
IASON. General Blacks-nuh. ta.n -treet.
Hf. W. 1.5tTlillll lOUOmi K'l.OS
i-.,..ii .-.i i. ... , .A .i .. .i ......i.
.- Mil iron, nn suort notice, ana at prices in
t.-'V "i mth the times.
J XT; J- GIBSON, H!a JtsjKilhs and llurc
j, . tiot-rv. Firit street. between Main and Atlantic.
S,.n V,J"- x eh- Wort done to order und satis.ac-
llltlDGE liUILDlNG.
WlIFT-r.T'n r.niloulhi.'ilaF.n:! e,n.n.n.
Pa-h Vt- "" -xeo ooieiigem lor it. w.siiniiis
i.f'1 r1- Urtde. TheMronsesl and b. bt wooden
Ftr.i.. ........ . . ". -. .. .... ...
BOOTS ANO SHOES.
A r- ROIILNsON. Boot and Shoe Maker. No.
VniN ln ",trees- "row n vdle. Neb. lias con-tant-vi?
Uaa'1 a K'MKl .esortnieiit oi item's. Lady's,
v.;i ana t-'ntidren's Botita and Shoes. Custom
d,f ?: Wlth neatness and dispatch. Repairing
y-ie on abort iioiire-
HARDWARE.
rSa&LLtNBia:GER JlBOS.. Ialcrs lu Hard
t.i:lr,'stov'.'f.rt"are. Cirpenter Tools. i;:ack
1? , '4 "rahinzs. Etc. No. 74 Ma.ln street, litonn
.iie, jeo.
D sT1,'11 SHIRTS, Hardware Merchants. No.
4d..v r'" slreet. Brownvnte, Neb. Dealers in
TAILORING.
rjurW. IIATJBOLDT. Merchant Tailor. No. CI
on nanu a
10111 up In
H2m v.FJ&DRD Cn-Pcac-and Quiet
t&
Sa-
inea and Ltg iors kept on hand.
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I.CilAUT) ITT!txiTVT ti, , i,m..-j- 1
loin sr ioiV , ' i.i..iiu.i i.iucin ja-
S'N,d,5,ta str,:et P-rvnville.Xeb. The
lnp an4 Liquors constantly on hand. i
RRSTACa.ANT3.
irtostViiW?--" "n street. Brownvllle "Veb
Httlb7Bn. Unti bj-ttetoyo? wfc.
oo nn
1 00
PV
laeli t ... ' t'ooas.and will make tl
!nleij" J.. . i"""ie. .seo. ir.is
teriiM . o;i snort notice aua leusouauit
. SALOONS.
"7rA W-Ji
- -i-;: fsi f jiv w t-ihai. w- r Ar-i rrx a .tm ujioJ3 4,i." au s jrr-rsr
ESTABLISHED 1S5S. ,
Oldest Peso? in the State. J
ap.jA.Ji as
BUSINESS CARDS.
IIOTK1.S.
yJlEUMAJ irOUHE.-C M. KauflrnRn. I'rnprio
O t.r. Iio.-tCii.iin street. I'.rjwnvllle. NehraLa.
TIioronsMy roa.wlcled and rcii.rsnalied. 1 fed aia
blo in couuct.on with the lnii?f. btagw .or all
IMtir.tHV.efi and iinn.bu-ses lor r.ll trains.
r nraoLKS JIOU.-E. J. N. Iteynolds, rroprletor.
At. No-), nj tt&i iia.n streut, opixftite l'otoJhce.
Xer. ty ;uilhed throiiBhout ; tuoroughly renv.6-eli-d
.r.m eelinr to attic first CU1 sample Koorn
on Ural tloor. Mst convenient lloune to the hu-i-nc?s
part . the city. I.ivpry cc;m raodiUons cn
ven:ent. M-t a.r aM iinti leave tliN House
dully. laakHiB close conueclioub with all Ilailroaa
trains. "'
t SIERl'.'AN" IIOC.E. L. T. Kob!on Proprietor.
t n.nl tr-er. h. inecn Ma:n hshI College. Good
Fed aud i.uery aub.e in connection vith this
ilouae.
rmuoRisTS.
irXREEIty & NICKELL Dealers In Dnisrs.
JL ota-loiiery. J.ic No. ;C Main Mreet. P.rown
vIlIcNeh. KuilfSortmento Drugs, luint. OIh.
B '.ks. M.'ionary, etc. on hand, and sold at uflo.p
saleorret-'T. ,
J. W. APPiiSGATE,
mmm & llukiii
CroiT nvIiZc. J.'c;ras:.a.
Vmr.1. DO ALE KINDS OF IIUILDING. PRE-'
V parp P ans. Irw D Fjsni. and Fiirn -h ec
fixations. SatKl.iCtlon Kuaranti'Pd. j-b Work or
every description nt short notice. Shop back of
American JIou-e. '-' tf
jac b n. BKCKi-ny.
men a nt sviTZi:n.
BEESLEY & SWITZER,
Wagon & Go rriageHakers
AND
BLJkCESEBJSBS.
COLLEGE STUEICT,
BROWN VII. 1 E, - NEB.
CT7STOM WORK
TONE ON SEOET NOTICI AND IN A STYLE
and ni'itinerwhlch will cuarniiU'esjiti fiu-tson.
Mr. Ilerkelv d-es tl.e Wood Work and Mr. Switzi r
tl c IS ui-lvsnili iiinir unil :he Iron Work, and pro. ess
es to be a superior hand at
HORSE SIIOK1NG.
C3GIve u. a call. CC-2m
GSO. S. PHILLIPS,
Liyery,Feedt& Exchange Stables
Broxs-nviilo, KcTiraslia.
-v:r?ysgr.TV' -
. - '-t.m .-T7Tr t
-.'C j-"Jlc;-
.III Operations Per-
rnied in the hctt
mnuuor.
JiKKitT:
Over riiypjug Store.
iront room.
a
miEEBSmnEAII
wownawraiaM.
j No. 3-3IaInSL
rca-rrrvji .
p iiKoivxviZiis, ?;eu
THE SHERMAN HOOSE.
4.0 Jlalu-tt., EroMiivllle.
IN C0XXECTI0X WITH TJIE HOUSE.
Tills Uoua'1 liusiiet'ii reniodeltsl and ro!iirni2iefl
UiiooKhoUt, and allorit'. the lieUaccuiiiiModatioiiMli
i.ioca) :o tlie ioc.il nd tr..veli!.f public Itiseen
irnliy iLs-Hteil. tRKes lor the West. and Omnibuses
for ail tntiiis. so ironi me Sherman llouhe. l'.iii
hrt cias-i. clmrues iinKlpr.iii. I.V-tf
Wholesale and. Retail
Dealer l
OLD
PIENTU CJZY
I IR
i nn
j
lurc inc.4, 23ittcr.v,
CiC.
G3 31 A3 X STREET,
BRO VS V1LLK. XX Mi A SKA.
Bricklayer and Plasterer,
I2rovnvillo, ToornsJm.
Is prepansd to take contracts in his line. In city or
CiHiinrv. u work done in tnebet ol s vie. Also,
will r.j'i.d ci-lerns. and warrant them peneet.
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry
JOSEPH SIIUTZ,
He. 59 Main Sf.rcot, BroTriivillo.
, Keei's couMantlv on hand a lair" mid well
. r.sMirted stock oi Kenuine artieles in his line.
Z.' U lteiairuiK oi Clock. W..:ci.e and Jewelry
-" done on short notice, at reasonable rates.
At. I. U'njtlx WAllitAXTKU
John L. Carson, Banker.
nun ir.v villi:, .'i:jh:a am.
Exchange hnnsht and sold on all the princlpa
cltln. Alodealerln
Gold and Sliver Coin, fiotu Cast, and Govern
ment Buiiils.
nonnslrs received rRvab'.eut sirfit. Interest paii1
on lime aeposn- oy
miwui! :icreen.ent. 'I a.' '
for iion-rsiieiiis.
Ail kinds V. S. Bonds wanted.
A80N! &gLACKMITHjHOP
ONE POOP. WEST OF COUET HOUSE.
WAGON
MAKIN(!, Bepairing
ows. and nil worn none in inem.-.-
manner and on short notice. Satisiaction imaraii
auteed. Give him acall. I3l-ly.
lixr O. 1
'tlUJAUT,
GermanPhysician & Qbstelrlcian
OFFICE IN I-IiritMAN'S DRUGSTORE,
ErownviUe, Ni-limsku.
DOSSESStNG an Eicctro Masnetic Battory. he
JL will lie fully able to attend to all Nmousand
ojherd.-ease-'."
Will lie in Brovraville from the lt to the 5th. and
Srom the l.th to the Istliof everj' month. Mf
:tiiN q. a. sun a.
v rnr n:i
'L R feir. til 8 ?8?
iL wmmmmi
i.ND
CG2E3SI33IGN KGUSS
OF
SMITH.& WILCOX.
Dealers In all kinds or Oraln, fcr which they
pay the h'slie-i nmrket lr.ce .n Cash.
i.B'Otliceat'Sti.ieoi F. C JoUm-"-,rv tsitri
"aldtex Sz, JLemmoii,
House, Sign and Carriage
ljL. I a III L!!0
njZZ$
No. V5 Main St.
nzmm
jlixed Paints
FO It SALE.
GiLDiya
GRAINING, S3I ACTING.
FROSTING, KAIXOMItCJNG. CTG
?-r
g? o V is s i
ALi SIZES AND PATTESNS,
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AT V?. U. SHELL B?;ni:itCEn.&.
r;r :-&iK'7rr
"f ..s'Mr. -. :jhM - .p ..
I E. EArGnERTY, D
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THE ADVERTISER.
BROWXVILLE, NEB.,
TTIUttSDAY MORNING, ArRIL57. IS71.
THE IjIPEACKjIENT TRIAL.
KvttlciiQC in t!ie liuJlcr Case
Cro?s cxMiiunntiiui of Rev. D. n.
Dmiixan I am a pronchur of thu C!h
jifl ; tin not deal in lands; have some
lots; Unow of.-ehool lainls Mild ut the
price I estimated at frem 5 to 'J miles;
there was ahnuLo. miles from the eity
a imct m"18), with a small huildin
with one 10 m ant! aijont fifty acre-
improved for $4,01)0 ; there was a sale
ahout to he completed. of naked prai
rie land ahout 0 miles from the eity
at S1J per acre ; I heiievc that the
hinds would hiing otie Uulf that sum
at an auction sale after due notice; I
think the lands would hrinj that af
ter due :idverienuMit from live to
kueiiiy oonHrs per acre ai o sale on
execution : rawnee uuy is s miles
- .. . .. . ..
from a rail mat I depot ami 40 mile
from the Missouri liiver at a trading
point.
l)r. Kesson, sworn r
Witness exaniiuetl two inorljrsurps ;
I resit le in this place; am familiar
with the value of lauds in the viu'ni
ly of Lincoln ; I cKiinmte the value
ot lnud-i in mortjiajie Xo. IS, -0 acres,
at $11) per acre ; mortal;; No. 1!), 1J
acies at ahtuit $10 per acre; I know
ihe sale of oilier lantls ahout same dis
tance I mm the town ; I think it
would hrtnjr th it price at a forc-d .-ale
it lieinj; adverti.-et! ; I do not know
what the htnd are appraised at. one
piece is ahout 0 miles ami the other
ahout Hie same; I think it good se
curity at that price for money loaned.
Mr. Hedick introduced as evidence
ah-tracts of the title to the lands de
scrilied in the nmrigagcs.
J. M. Young, sworn :
I ic.-ide in Lincoln, am famiiiat
with the value of lantls in the vicini
ty of this town T think the lands in
two lots are wo.rtU from $(5 to $10 per
acre, depending upon the topography
of th- tract.- ; I arrive at litis cancJu--ion
from the tact that I own a trad
near that, I gave $10 per acre: I
know of lands at $'2j per acre ; I hold
my lauds ut $10 per acre; I should
expect to get lantls at douhlc or one
thud over actual value; T think
the.-c lauds described would he good
security for a loan at o per cent.
J. S Church, sworn :
I reside in 15 o nv 1 , Nebraska ; I
had a conversation itli Mr. Sweet
ahi'iil the 5 per cent, fund last year at
the time id the special se. ion ; 1 wa
n an investigating comniillye apd
-aw a report of the Auditor and the
$17 HSU was not there ; I went down
hi the bank unit told Mr. Sweet that
we unde,r.-tnod that the mofev had
!Mtflet..ik?..he s.-dtl it. hail Mini
was tleposited in iheiHVctWrwijiiw;
he said that it was deposited in Mttl
I afterward talked to the Governor
and the Auditor iiii(Ulhen weiittlown
tti Mr. Sweet ami lie -afd that he
thought it must have been depo.-iied
as be saw the amount credited to
IJavid Holier, hut that he knew
nothing about it; he was positive
i it when I went the first
time'; the Cove. nor loi.l me thai he
bad ucd pn'-t of it, he saiti ne nn..
louml $Hi.S8I ,"l on his -hooks, but
he knew notlsing about it the second
time; he .-aid the fust time that
there was no doubt about it ; he told
me iiothiut: about eclliucates of de
posit; J never heard al out it till I
came heie; this was in February.
1870.
Q, icstiou by M"r.
dill'i-rence between
and the Auditor'
Treasurer said that it
Thomas
-The
the 'I'n
isurer s
statement; the
was not there.
and the Governor said he had or iwn
out a part of it ; my impression is
that the Governor -aid he had check
! it out ' I did not know when i
went theie Imw much it wa; h
went ami found on his books the ex
act amount.
11. I). Hathaway, sworn:
I re-itle at l'iattsinouth ; I was
present at a conversation between
Mr. Sweet, myself and til hers with
regard to the 5 per cent, fund ; it was
at' the iiieelimr of the Benubiicaii
Central Committee; the Governor
was there to answer certain charge-,
among them that of the 5 per cent,
fund ; the Governor made a state
ment that the money had been
brought to Omaha, and he had given
Brock a power of attorney tor the
money siiid Brock had collected it
ami had deposited it in the Trea-ury.
ami he afterwards borrowed the mon
ev from Hit? Stale; the Governor
said it wa- secured by mortgages on
hinds; Sweet said the statement wa
true; Mr. Sweet, it I remember
ritihtly, said the same thing in sub-
-taiice to the committee iter mis:
T think the next day it wa stated by
i he Governor ami Sweet that the
mortgages had been executed.
Cross examined The Governor
-aid that 'Taylor had brought the
money from Washington to Omaha
ami tlepo-itetl it. in the first National
Bank, ami that the Governor gave
Brock as Deputy Treasurer a power
of attorney to "bring the money to
v.meolii mid deposit it in the Treas
ury, tind that afterwards he had bor
rowed it fmn the Treasurer.
By Senator Thomas I under-towl
that the mnrtL'age.s had been made hy
the Governor and were out ot his pos
session.
Atijo. trued.
. Match 22.
J. W. Ilolling-hcnd. sworn:
I re.-ide in Pawnee City; am fa
miliar with the price of land in the
vieinitv of Pawnee City ; lands from
five to'ten miles from the town an
worth from live to eight dollar per
acre; the W) acre tract described,
adjoining the town site, is woith
from seventy-five to one hundred
dollars per acre; I estimate the value
at what it would bring at an- advei
lised sales I know of no land- sold
at a h-s price during the past year
than those I -have nientioner.
Cross examined These land would
bring the price I put upon them at a
forced sale, provided H was udvei Us
ed there are from oOI) to 7(1 1 inhabi
tants in Pawnee City; there are three
1 stiects Used as busiue-s sieis;uie
!)') acre tract is about 1S; rod troni
the business street coming in from
rim mirth X intimate its value a'
what it will briny:: am not personally
acquainted with the northeast quar
ter of section -eventeeii; I know
where it lie.-; if I wa- on a trade
with a man. and not having seen the
land . I would allow him s-ev. n dol
lars ner acre: f would loan money on
.... ,.- --..- .. 1. . T
it tit live dollars per acre troni wmu i
know of the bind
Question What is the land which
you say is worth live per acre to se
curca ios, u-f-essed? Objected to.
The ohjectiss w sqstalged,
i:3 "
?
BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1871.
i ,i ,H . n tyv.J '
I do not know anything ahout the
pi-niientiary lands.in tliia Slate
John Morris sworn :
P.eside in Saline county; the land
de-ft-nhed in. mortgage in section 2S,
is worth ten dollars per acre, and per
haps more; the tract in the other
moitgas!e(Xo. 19) is worth eight to
ten dollars per acre; I am well ac
quainted with the tracts. I am the
archi ect of this huildiur; I am ac-
q tainted with some of the peniten
tiary lands; some
of them lay very
near; someot them arenauiy cut up;
l hi.-, tract lies very nicely; I think
the iiiiiiniinii.. value of l-.nds ill that
vicinity is from five to eight dollars;
if J had money to lend, I would loan
it on. this tract at fnjm $5 to $3 per
acre.
C't arles Seymour sworn :
I am acquainted with Jainc3 Sweet.
Treasurer; have known him nine
years; was present at the city of Om
aha in September last, and heard a
conversation then between him anil
others relative to the live per cent,
fund; mv recollection of the conver
sation isA'eg7M,-':,r,y the same as that
of Mr. llathuwuy; Governor Butler
said that the moiiey hail been receiv
ed at Washington, and he had made
!!i-iti.'Mni.iiis with E. H. Taylor to
bring it over; Taylor brought it to
Omaha and depo-iied it in the Fir.-t
National IlanU, ami, he hatlgtven Mr.
lirocK a power of attorney to collect
ami put it in the Treasury; that af
terward Sweet suggested to Hutler
that he had better norrow thi money.
..s it wa- lying idle, and that he had
done so- weet a-.-enled to this, ami
explained the reason why he bail ad
vised Hutler to tionow the money,
was thai it was lying idle and was
drawing no interest.
Cross examined Don't remember
whether anything was said about the
mortgages; I did not know why the
Central Committee was called togeth
er till I got there; the question was
raised as to the power to loan the
money ; I got the idea from Sweet's
statement that the money was loaned
shortly itier it was deposited inthe
treasury ; no opposition was ouereu
and di.-eus-ed by the committee; I
was satisfied from Sweet's statement
ami from hir, explanation of Brock's
-wiitten bUitciueut, that the money
h.id been tlepiwted in the Treasury
ami loaned out to Governor Hutler.
Hy Senator Thomas The idea that
T got wan that the mortgage-had been
executed, delivered to Brook and by
him sent to be rceoided. ami that the
interest on it had been aid.
A. W. Kel og sworn :
1 oiit.-tioetl the statement 'made by
Brock, tiiid pun.i-ihcd in the uew-jia-per.-,
at ttie Auditor's oilice ; I took it
to lMattsmoiitli and showed if to the
(biycruor; i think that Brock made
sooie collections in it before I left
town; tit not icuiciuhcr what the
correction was.
Cri-s i xaiiiined I believed that the
statement wascortect when I receiv
ed it; doil'c know th it it wis in tde
doj--ti-political purpose,- supposed it
was to he fined iTrWjJjeeharges "
the Daner.SiitaiutthiLOj3W?5tifi'i'fntI :
C. H. Gere waspreseUtnulTITeiidf
Brt;cf?T5restimony in regard--CoBsLu.tc;-
lit. .lit !:f- l.ill
.... .... ...ow ...... -, --.
c li
CJmi..ixi.'ro TjC'''
.; w-a
Our reporter bciu engageq at the
time, the Jutiniv uiil publish this
te.-tinnmy as soon as the shott hand
vnters can Aum-h us a copy of their
notes.
Seth ilobinson sworn:
I have been Attorn-y General, wa-
pre.-etil tit the time the Governor and
BmcK matle the arrangements tor him
to go io Oiimha. prior t lite conver
sation the Governor and myself
thought an open letter would be suf
ficient to have it paid lo the Trea-tir-er,
but Block sn-i-led up.iu a power
of attorney, and it was thought that
the moii-y wa.- liepo-sted to Butler a.-GoveriiO'-;
the in i.iey was stated tit
that conversation to lie State funds
that the Governor bad secured the
collection of at Washinglon. timi
mentioned as the o per cent, turn! ;
liroek did not say much but li-teued
to the conversation : the p.iWer of at
torney was sifineil by l)av'ul Butler
Governor, countersigned by the Sec
retary of State, and sealed with the
State seal.
Cro-s-examine.tl There could have
been no misunderstanding, about the
character of the money as it wa free
ly di.-cu ed, as Brork is a man of or
dinary intelligence and was in a nor
mal condition of mind at the lime ; I
was Attorney General of the State,
Was appointed hy the Governor.
By Mr. liedick iCxperienee Esta
brook was my principle competitor
for the oilice; he drew the bill creat
ing the oilice.
The nioittratres on evidence were
drawn under uiy supervision ; they
wete drawn m December; t.iere weie
17 drawn the first day ami the other
two the day alter; there were nine
teen bonds ami nineteen coriespond
ing mortgages; I was not in the Sen
ate between the las: "of Anirust ami
the lUth l October; I got the list of
property Ironi the Governor ,- the Gov
ernor gave me a list of the: mortgages;
1 arranged the form nivserf urn! in
sisted upon the best lands he had in
Pawnee county ; J do not think that
the Governor dictated i ihL.' matter;
a mortgage is a deed ; a deed is not a
contract; the Governor gave me the
numbeisof the laud, and told me the
amount that should be placed upon
each.
By Rediek ThefJnvcP'or had in
formed me befo.e that time that lu
ll ad boi'iowed the money from the
school tuud. and these mortgage.
were to secure thai fund ; I, as a State
oifieer, iu-i-ted i-r.on ample s enrit
in i In-best lantls he had;' I took the
bond- to Mr. Brock. Deputy Trea.v.ir
er, we i xauiiiied them togt-iher. and
ne accepted them; tins was, I think,
the same day th it themoitg-jgis Wert
drawn up.
By K-tahrouk I staled to ihe in-ve-tigaiiug
committee that the ab
stract ot the piop.-ity in theTichenor
loan wa- made by me prior to Un
drawing of the mortgages.
By llidick The mortgages wen
drawn in the G ivernor's loan by Col
Wei-ter. under, my vipervi-don. 1
having: drawn up a rough form: i
i ne "i.iie oi lam iic'-urs in any mort
-'ages in.-a mistake, as it should he
1 vu.
Adjourned
AlTHP. KECICS5.
Senator B Hawke sworn :
Have had per.-on.-d transaetion.
with Gov. Bulb r in furnishing sup
plier for the State to th.. amount of
$U im to $1J (HP.) ; Cov. Butler never
asked me for pecuniary reward or in
timated that he wauled anything of
the kind.
Senator D. Brown sworn :
Had a conveisatiuu with Mr. Sweet
la-t fall ; he told me that Gov. But
ler had secured Ihe loan he bail made
from the State by mortgages on lands
in Pawnee county; that they were re
corded ; I asked him if he win sure
of that fact-j and ba? sajd, Brock could
m - fe aw
ir Wn irl t EcS
WJ fiH R Hi
I not have neglected to send the mort-
gages down to the County Clerk for
reco ruing.
John L. MeConnell svorn :
Was a member of the firm of James
Sweet & Brock in June 1NGS; was a
member of the firm ahout two years;
I acted as cuhier; I received ami
paid out the moneys of the firm ; re
member when Brock went to Omaha
to get the live per cent, fund; had i
conversation with Br.n-k prior to his
starting to Omaha ; he said he was
going to uet the five per cent, fiunl
one me Mate ironi the Department at
wasmngton
be said when we not it
we would be easy and Hush in our
banking business; he meant by that
we would have money to loan ; he got
back on the 2d; I remember count
ing it with Brock that dav in the ev
ening; there wusdietwecu Slrj.OOu and
$17,)U); after t he-money was counted
it was put into the safe "the same place
where we put all the money belong
ing to the State funds; I think it
was placed to either one or the other
of the accounts that represented the
Staie on our books ; hardly think it
was credited to Johnllix; it must
have been placed to the credit of Jno.
Kix. or Neison C. Brock, or of James
Sweet, State Treasurer; I think we
balanced accounts and books about
once a week ; I know the money waft-edited
to John Bix or Nel-on C.
Brock for the reason that it was not
credited to Governor Butler.
Question If certificates of deposit
had been given to any hodv at that
tune, state whether or not the hooks
would haveshowu it. Question with
drawn. 1 would possibly have known it if
certificates of deposit had been given ;
I lir.-t heard of certificates of deposit
during the investigation last winter;
I don't think the certificates were
then; after the investigation last win
ter I had a conversation with Brock
upon the subject; 'luring the inves
tigation last year Butler desired me
to go down to the bank anil get the
duplicate voucher or reeeij t for the
five per cent, funds deposited in the
Treasury; I saw Sweet and we look
ed for the records of the funds anil
found no record ; Sweet severely cen
sured Brock ; after Brock returned
from his wedding tour I told him that
Sweet had een-ured him for not con
sulting him about the depositing of
the fund, ami Brock became angry
and said if Mr. Sweet would stay at
home ami attend lo Disown husincsK,
be (Brock) would keep bis books in
sticli a manner that no Legislature or
investigating committee would beany
the wiser tor litem.
Question What did you do in re
gard to buy i rig fit-.tte warrants at a
discount when Brock held the ftiiul
of the State, ami at whose interest?
Objected to, ohjuctiou ovi n tiled.
1 bought State warrants for the firm
at the instance of Ijdh Mr. Swce. ami
Mr. Brock; the reason they gave was
lh..t Brock was deputy Treasurer and
Sweet was Treasurer ut the tine the
funds of the State were kept on our
tiKs in Ihtrmmut. ulfr.il:tsmAUrpWiAth'
. . .a.. -m. - .- A- r . -
iJrtJCKfioratH-JauMtsiy-s'AjiAi.
.. ,.?- jiw'-v ,?: . - 7 . :t
,.i . "- . ... . . . . & -. . .
flixHl - .. .' . . 51
,.' '....K
STeTand Jimuk kept the fund sep
arate in the sate, attr that time ail
th Sr:tt fun i.s wt.-e kept log. titer ; I
think that during the first t-vo months
all the hinds were kept m a big en
velope in large sized bills; we chang
ed the names of keeping ilieui be
cause Mr. Brock thought he could
evade the 1 iw this way with le.-stiou-ple":
I know Block said so; sometime
dtii'iug the summer or tall of ot) I
heard Brock say that Governor But
ler had borrow eti this sum of money
from the Slate.
Cro-s-cxuniuiiilion I received ami
paid out tile moiiey. Brock also acted
in that capacity ; the money spoken
oi' was b. ought Horn Omaha in a trav
eling s-u-k in packages; I was in the
bank when Brock came with the
moiiey, be came in and .-aid "how tie
tin," and said he hul the Slate fund- :
he took the money out tmd he and 1
ctiuutetl the m-uiey over that a.tor
iiiinii ami evening; the money was in
JI,nsU packages; we took the packa
ges apart and counted the money sep
aiatclv ; we put them in the safe
where all the other State money was
deposited; I do not know whethei
there was an entry m ide at the time
or afterwards; I don't know po-iiive-Iv
whether an entry was made but an
eiitrv must have been made in some
Way' in order that the books should
tialaiice; hail a conversation with
Bmek after the money was count d
and Brock congratulated him-elf That
SffMHi. knew nothing about his visit
to Omaha ami ol the
nioiiev in the Treasiii v
deposit tit the
P
bei-
tu-e it he
ttad known about it he would want
part of it to use in Nebraska City ; 1
iteartl that certificates of depo-lt I atl
been given by Brock about S nn alhs
aftei ward.-from hini-elt; Brock sui
ted to me hat he had dated back these
certificates of depo-it ; he did not
state that two sets of certificates were
matle; I ! md think that Governor
Butler checked out his money ; be
diil not check out over his account
that I remember while I was in the
hank; I won't stat- positively but I
don't think he had overdrawn his ::
count, (rcfei red to the books); it was
overdrawn Dec. 311, $7,u-U GG ; the
eiitrv would appear oh ; I could not
cell by the hooks the amount ot any j
particular entry, as it migiii nave
neeii entered oil one. two or thtee
difie: cut account-, if one book bad
.iceii balanced within it week alter.
and it would have shown that the
amount was credited to som. body ; it
certificates of deposit ttatl been !. tied
.or the amount prior to ihe balancing
of the book-, the books migat hae
nainm-cd : 1 tin-i an entry to ihe ered
,t of D. Bullet on the 2Jd of May, to
.he amount oi tl,4bi fcl.
Ex.in ning a siuti'book he ssys, I
find stubs showing on the 2j-l and
Jilh of ilv time .certificates of de
..osit: iho-e dated MaV 2d tire can
celled ; could not -av that :he.-e cer-
lilicate.- could not be
antudated; it
.night have lie -n o if
leaving blank
le-ii-e.,! the reason I think ttie.V Wen
antedated is that Sweet ami I exam
ined the books ami this stub book
,J among them and could find no such
entry; the certificates may tie als
straight but I do not think Mr. Sweet
.tint my-elf could bo mistaken; s e
of the" certificates are hi my hand
writing; none on the 2-1 h in my
uaudwriting. none on the 2-d ; none
between the-e two date; there an--ome
in my handwriting tut the 21-t
and the next on the 27th; it l- possi
ble there were anted tied ; Brock a I
mittcd to me that the-e certificates
were dated hack ami Sweet and my
self -could not find tiie amount: in
eae of eertifi. a'es of depo-it there
should be an entry in tbe journal:
tbe entry is made on the journal of
that date; don't hardlv think the en
try could have been made if the cer
tificuios were dated back ; there art.
tbe same books that Sweet and I ex-
tfl4Ml
2 7$ l SSI Av NvTi EJ V
JS Pf
a-ninei and we never have seen the
entrieo; the hooks look straight; the
ledger shows that the account of Da-
vid Hutler at the time I left the hank
.1,
was overdrawn $K),3-i3; the hooks
show that I was mistake n in thinking
that Butler's account wan not over
drawn; Jam Treasurer of the Uni
versity; Gov. Butler assisted me in
getting the appointment.
Re-examined by Ketiick I know
that the Governor assisted me in get
ting that appointment ; he stated to
me that that scoundrel Brock had had
the audacity to otTer him $50t) to get
him appointed; there in nothing to
identify the 5 per cent, fund with
thi money placed to the credit of
Butler; we were not in the habit of
issuing two sets of eertifiiates of tic
posit, as was done in this case; never
heard of such a thing before; I did
not know of some certificates that
were issued ; I cannot a wear positive
ly that Brock got back from Omaha
o'n the2-!d; don't reueniber the day
of the week.
Cross-examined I know the mon
ey was not put back m the carpet
sack ami the carpet sack into the safe
u.ter Brock ami I had examined it.
By Senator 'Thomas I wa elected
to t! cTrea-u cr-di p of the Bordof Re
gents of the State University on the
3d ol December, 1S70; it was not us
u.-d tti have blank leaves in a stub
hook. I don't think it was ever done
previous to that time, if it was then.
By Senator Kennedy The ha aking
house of Sweet & Brock shared in
the profit of buying warrants.
By Senator Cunningham At the
time this money was brought from
Omaha the State ftn.tl were not kept
separate from the baking funds.
By Rediek Sweet A Brock did re
fuse" to take warrants at par when
they had State money in their own
name or in Hint of ilix.
By Si nator llascall I think they
tlid refuse to take them at par or to
pay them when Hinds were in the
bank applicable to the warrants pre
sented. By Senator Cunningham I never
paid Gov. Butler anything to work
for me for Treasurer of the Hoard,
neve thought id such a thing and he
never a-'Ueil lor a cent.
The managers oficred
the bodies of
Sweet 5c Brock as evidence. Object
ed to on the ground that entries of
third parties in books cannot be usetl
t' convict or to bind any one in a
prosecution. Objection wi'.bdrayn by
reque.-l of tie Governor.
Rediek ofivrcd the resolution pass
ed by the Legislature of 1S7) after
the report of the investigating com
mittee bad hcen het.nl, nppioved
March 4th 1S70. Objected to. The
objection was overuled by the Sen
ate. RedicV offered a letter from 1 hom
a 1 Hall to the Governor, respit
ing the salt lease reeei veil.
J. N. Ca-st 1.1 sworn:
1 think I was conversant of the
value of the Ticheuor property to the
i-t i.r .Tntv Ins! : I consi.ieied io
(- -
KKLniiil think it is wpjtlL,
rrxtnati?
tnmmmmm
Senator Gropsevealletl :
r'think'trfrtelteiipr properly was
;:0n7
K. V Tirecher, swor.n :
Wa an insurance agent last July;
the Tiehejmr House was insured to
the sum of $8 Out) in the Underwri
ter's Company, ami Si.nuo in the
I.o.-illard Company, ami these poli
cies weie as-igned t; the State; the
$7i (i')tl m-uraiice wa cancclletl ; the
Ccinpany wrote me. that they had re
ceived an advertisement of the Tich
euor lottery scheme and that they
had in format ion that it wa over-insured:
Brock had about $7.1)00 insur
ance upon this in addition ; the $8..
tj:H) policy i.- tbstetl June 22d, and is
as-igned to tiie State.
T. P. Kennard re-eailed.
Have no pti-itive dale tt show how
much of the su pets' ruct tire of the Lu
natic Ayhtm wa- finished and Inw
much miiteii tl was on hauil on the
l"iih of December: the report of the
Legi-lative Investigating Committee
of hi.-t year, according to my recollec
tion, w'n that there was m hand if
initerial anil work done from $lo,iO
to$4Gu:0 woith.
Ci-.ss evamine.l There were two
contracts entered Into by Ward ; fir-t
for Ihe basement, the second for the
superstructure ; when pirymenls were
made to Ward, be brought; estimates
to the BoanI of Commissioner.-; the
estim itcs were pas cd upon and al
lowed by the Comtui.-siouer; he
brought in his written e-limate. o
much for labor and so much for ma
terial, anil we approved them anil
wrote approved on the estimates:
these estimates wen- lint all upon the
basement it that date; the contract
for the superstructure wa let pre
viott- to that date: the contract for
the basement was made Juie 31. for
the superstructure on September ISth;
at the date of the report a huge
amount of labor and material had
been furni-hed.
Que-tiou Ar" the facts stated in
section 3d of tbe report of the Invest
igating Committee here pie.-etited
t?t:e? Objected to. Objection over
ruled. Answer We are charged with ma
king payments carelessly; I can
nartilv recollect at this lime what the
:e-timoi,y was; the committee I sup-
po.-e matle their lepoit on that evi
dence; I recollect that once I went to
Omaha and Ward sent by me to pur-cha-e:i
bill of hinder, and some ot
ibi- lumber might have gone into the
- him. into mv house, ami into Mm
Governor's: I paM Wan! from tinn
to time, a I had the money, for my
lumber: Silver al-o boight hi lum
ber in the -a me way. and he wa
tuiibliug the Auditor's house; he
I"
oiiai
bablv tme'e hi estimates in im-
-ante
vvav but Ward and Mtvei
tii.ii.i. i iii'i r fsi 111:11 tfs urn !" i.v
.b
.. : . : ,w.r r..i rlii.
nn-
v.vo buildings. Ward claimed that
his estimates were in exces ol tht
iiioney received : Mr Hunt upon ex
animation thought the estimate wen
a little short ; I do not know which
wa correct.
John Catlman. sworn:
Don't know the value of the Tiche
uor property in July ; had not been
through the hoibre.
Adjuurned.
March 23. 1S71.
cT-r-rrsc--. c A COUUT OF IMPEACH
MENT FE THE TIUAL til' TilB
GtiVEliN'oK.
The counsel for the respondent hav
ing permi-sion to introduce the
Trea-urer's rtiortof the present ses
. .,. .. nu .......,xl
-ion, re.-ieo meir cast.-, aim- i-u .--
for the Managers hy consent, called
Mr. Davis.
J. T. Davis, sworn;
Am a lawyer; reside in Blair, Neh.:
was'Secretary of the "Northern Ne-b:a-ka
Air Lixe R. R. ; the itrtitle
of it corporation were signed June 2d,
S67;the articles of organization
the eomnanv were toiiued uuocr the
-general incorporation law ; a meeUng
of th? directors was neld at tho . capi-
VOL. 15.-N0.
J t I building at Omaha. 1S7I) ; the
' articles and the by-Jaws were filed in
j the office of the secretary of State;
either the articles or the hv-Iaw pro
uliifl frtt fivttttivil fkKwtf if?' iif ttltirk
the first meeting was to he held, three
months, from duty J the next meeting
of the company was held overa.year
afterward ; the first annual meeting
was not held : the meeting was held
over a, year after it should have been
held ; at that meeting a proposition
wx presented for consolidation witli
the Sioux City Railroad ; this was
sometime in the fall of 1S63. General
Roweu. President. Mr. Kennard. D.
C. Slater, John T. and H. P. Beebe
and myself, these olliccrs were elected
at Omaha City, at our first meeting.
June. lSr!7; the hooks were open for
subscription soon after the meeting
in the fall of IbiJS; 1 do not know
where the books are, they were taken
from my oilice at the time the stock
was taken, for the purpose of being
conveyed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
there was a consolidation of the two
companies about three or four months
after the taking of stock ; Mr. Cook,
attorney ot the 5. U. & P. It. K. came
to my oilice; lie represented the S. C.
& P. R. R. and certain stock of the
Air Line Hail road ; he and myself
were present, no others were there in
person ; I think it was in 1861); the
N Nebraska Railroad Company had
not lo that time constructed any rail
road ; I did not up to that time sign
any statement of the con lition of he
company; I do not know whether
there was any money paid for stock
at the date of that consolidation ; the
S. C. tfc P. R. R. was completed dur
ing the next winter to cremont
about eight or nine mouths after
ward. Witness draws a diagram of the
read It tlitl connect De Solo and
Fremont; three miles of road were
built to connect B'air with De Soto,
now occupied by the O. & X. W. ;
this three mile. was rather a poor
road ; had small ties, old iron and
steep grades.
Cross examined Have takeu les
sons in drawing ; it was when I was.
small.
Re-examined T came to the capi
tol with Gen. Bowen. Mr. Blair and
J. C. Cook ; on my first visit we con
versed with Kennard, the second
with all the commissioners ; objec
tions were made to the is.-t:i:ig- j st
ents on the selections made by Bo
wen and my.-elf, by the Governor
and Auditor"; I am acquainted- with
the selections made; 1 don't know
what selections were made when the
natents were gruutevl ; it was three
mouths after that I heard of the is--uingofthe
patents.
Cross txaniined We presented
our proof of consolidation to the Cum
in is-imiers ami asked for th.e patents ;
the proof of consolidation was left
with the Conrni. ioners ; I think the
latter was referred to the Attorney
General ; these lands laid in tracts of
not less i han one half a section.
The M a lingers, recalled Thoinaa F..
JlalL. ft?liArfTMl:trer!lr
I stated yesterday ttiat the letter
was signed by. me j read the letter in
kksitlytojniine the matters referred
Hto in thes-e letters, are the sa4ie I tes
tified about; they referred to the con-
ersatiuu held on my first visit to
Lincoln
The Managers offered nn abstract
of the County Clerk of Pawnee coun
ty of the lands, dillcring ftom the
one already introduced, in having
the memorandum of the assessments
matle upui that. land. Objected to.
Objection ovei ruled.
II. C. Lett, sworn:
Reside in Brown ville; have been
engaged in buyit:ga;id selling land;
I oon't know thst I have a clear
knowledge of the value of land.- in
Pawnee county ; I have land for
-ale in that county ; have had them
lor sale font years ; have had hinds
on my books for sale within the limit
of 12 mile, b:t not within 0 miles of
the town ; they are unimproved; I
have been asking So per acre; have
-old none at any price; have sold a
great many tract of html during the
lard four years in Southern Nebraska;
am not ah e to an-wer the questions
any further than I have already in
regard to the land-I have for sale;
T would not regard lantls as valuable
there an nearer the river; f have sold
many piece-' of laud in Nemaha coun
ty, from $-3 to $10 ; they were inthe
vicinity of settlements; lands that
f held So per acre I would not loan
moiie on for $21 an acre though I
would not take less than my price for
It ; mv lantls in Pawnee county arc
near the eas' line of town 1. range P.
Bv Mr. 'Tucker Don't know
whether the pat tie I
have given
numbers to ever saw the lantls.
.Tame Sweet, re-called :
I wa present in the Semite Cham
ber when Mr. Church gave his testi
mony. Qtiesfion Mr. Church stated that
in an interview with you. he a-keo
you if the " per cent, fund had been
depo-ited, and you turned to yotn
book ami found an entry there, and
then -'ntcd that the money lu:d been
deposl ed. Objected to, ami objec.Ion
overruled
Auswer Mv recollection is that
the fitsi interview I had with Mr
Church was on the street, and I wa
going to or returning from dinner,
and he asked me about the $17,M!0:
said that Brock kept the I ooks, ns d
cannot -lute that Mr. Church cam.
to tbe bank but think I saw him af
terward anil told him that I hail
found an entry of $!7.tX)0; have no
i e. collection that be wa- in tbe ofiiee
when 1 looked at the books; I mu-t
have looked at that ln.ok ; I bad no
knowledge at that time when the
nioiiev wa paid or supposed to be tie-
po-ited ; examined the bonk there
i-an eii-ry of $J,7SU; at a casual
glance it looks like $17.(100; I think
that is the item that I saw; it is
dated Aug. 10. li'l, it is on page 13.
I was very bu-y ami several gentle
men weie prest nt ; I was lookin- for
the amount ami look it for the "$17,-
i,);).
Henry Ktenig. sworn.-
I have exaniiuetl the books of the
Treasury ami found no entry of the 5
percent fund; have seen no entry
of any money pit id by the United
States to the "State; I have seen the
mortgages tillered in evidence; some-
b ulv brought them into mv ofiiee.
the day the investigating 4niuniitee
made a written inquiry concerning
the money and tbe mortgages given
for securities ; I think those are the
same mortgages ; I tlid not know
what to do with them, mud when the
Governor came in I handed the hooks
to the Governor; this wa about a
ouarter of an hour after; I knew
them in the office; they were num
bered a recorded I think ; I do not
recollect that Governor Butler asked
me tti bring up all the sehod loan se
curities: tl.e mortg'tue I think were
fju as they are now wnen deposited
. in mv ntju-e,
Bv Mr.-Hascall Just now is the
i first time I hve acen the bonds.
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By Mr. Thorna- The mortgntrpa
were given trtlre Gtivemor f I never,
saw the bonds till to-day. '
By Mr. Hascall I have not seen
any red ink endorsements on the
I mortgages er bond.
C. M. Birtlett, sworn :
Am acting Deputy State Treasurer,!,
these mortgages area package sent to
our office by Governor Hutler ; it was
at the time the Committee of Ways
and Means were making up their re
port ; Mr. Beeeher, of the Govern
or's office, brought them in and said
that Governor Butler desired thenv
to be deposited ; when Mr. Kocnig
came in I haided bun the mortgage u
and toid him by whom and how tHfy
were left; he looked at them and oskt
ed me what we had better do with
them; I thought as we had no ac
count against the Governor on C,ir
books fhev hrtl bet'er be ref"ri-d : t
(think it was Mr. Beeeher; I- see no
endorsement in red ink on the mit
gages and the bonds, on the face, nn
entry was made by me; I have nev r
seen them since that time ; never taw
the bonds till to-dv
By Senator HtiM-al I "No bonds r
now on deposit in the Slate Treasury;
they were never placed in our office.
Bv Senator Thomas Don't know
where the mortgages have been sitied
they were in our ofiiee;, underautti
from Koenig that he gave them to tlio
Governor.
By Senator Tucker The mortga
ges were p'ed in the State Treas
ury ami Mr Kneu.ig T,nok them out.
By Mr. Hedick I wrote a note tof
Nelson C. Brock saing, it ,ou have,
bonds from Gov. Butler to the State
of Nebraska, send them up to this
ofiiee; this was at tbe request of the
Governor and Mr. Koenig; this was
a few day- ng ; I ht "" know that;
Brock had them; the Governor :u-k-etl
i thev were not in our otfice and I
told him they were not; he said that
Brock must have them, and I wroto
an order for theiu.
II. Koenig. re-called i
x Bv Senator 'Thomas T Imndeil
those mortgagCB to the "Governor tho
samu day they were put in thu Treas
ury. " By Mi. Hedick Govornor Butler
told me in his oilice to go tlown to
Sweet nnd get all the State securities ;
I afterward went down to Sweet and
asked for them, but did not get them;
Governor Butb-r showed me the mort
gages at that time.
By Mr. Tucker Gov: Butler did
not ask me for the mortgages after
they had been deposited ; I don't rec
ollect the conversation with the gov
ernor whn I handed them back
S. Alexander.' sworn :
Examined bonds.") I got thejn,
out of James Sweet & Brock's bank. ; t
got them day before yesterday, on the
onterof Mr. Bnrtlett, Deputy Stato
Treasurer.
Mr. Rediek offered the articles of
consolidation of the N. N. Air Lino
It. R. ami the Sioux City it PavU'0
R. R Received and, the case vi
cliod-nCM(cn tn'IQ.gg'O'cIiil'kvv
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The orneroT- arg frineatft-was -agreeut
upon as follows : . ' ' -'
frit-st (UoutiBel for tho Mnnajrers.
Second Counsel Tor tiie. respond
ent, two arguments.
Third Argument of one Manager.
Adjourned.
General Xtrwa Sttinmarr.
The Republicans have carried tho
District of Columbia and are jubilant.
Forney bubble over with enthiisi-a-m.
and nominates Grant for tho
next President.
Gen. Clu-erct srems to bo accom
plishing a great deal more than the
othar French Gonera's who command
Govrenment troops. Marshall Md
Mahon i- clearly superannuated, and
accomplishes nothing.
The Joint High C'nmmiision is
reported, by the New York Herald,
to have adjusted the fisheries ques
tion on a basis of reciprocity, which
isdeciibdly Me truest basis for nil
international qtte-nious of that kind.
The rumor of Mr. Boutweh's
withdrawel fiom the Cabinent grows
stronger, tln-ugh it i. not tooccur im
o'etliately. and nostrce or i-mmied.
Senaror Morton tli-tinctly d fern vow a
his connection with it.
A special to St. Loi.l- makes dam
aging ehatges against ("otgr ?sn nn
Peck, of Toledo. He has gone iim
whole-ale brokerage tf otfic-. ac.i
-el!., or pretends to sell, postollicn,
collectorships, &c, for a peck o' sil
ver. News rom ir.-tvana reports mor?
bullelin victotii-s for :-pani-h ttoof-.
ami gives the Io--es f the rev!u
tioui-ts. but not their own. am! w
tire left, of cour.-e, to supply them
ami make the Usual deductions from
this report.
The diappoliitr-d fair one.s of St,
Loui who were refused registry at
the polls, have Lot their dander up,
and intend to invoke the Supremo
Court's attention to their right un
der the Fourteenth aud Fitteentli
amendments.
'ihe St. Drespins have dropped
the ' Chinee" study anil are holding
a convention in New York City fur
general purposes. They are pegging
awav, but have not got oil" anything;
important yet. their luai is still
their last endeavor.
Congress has adjourned and tho-Pre.-idciit,
by proflumathm, calls a
ennvpuiioti of tl' Senate extraordi
nary -e-itiu on Mav HXh. The sub
ject of this extra session is not indi
cated in the proclamation. Meai -
while specu atious will be admissi
ble. Peaee-nrttking is not prnre-ous
in the Senate, and Senator Morton
makes lirtle liearUvay in healing over
the wounds ' Ihe Senator from Mas
sachusetts. The latter was to have
delivered a speech on his relations
with the Slate Department, which
goes for Fish in a hard way, but "t is.
postponed.
Damhrnwski has been using the
first part of his name as an ex pie
tive. A shell frim 'Thiers' guns came
near ending hi career in a less pub-
lie way than tlve legitimate gove-n-
ment contemplates in his case. lis
was in bed at the time, and in view
of his ultimate fate, we-do not under
stand even if the shell hail made an
end f him. what reason there wasa
for maledictions.
The National Democratic Com
mittee will issue an address to the
country in a few days; they menu
"annihilate the Republican party.
The address twaddles about liberties
in the people being endangered, a Ml
tin poor white race put in th.e ir.ud ;
and that centralization will shortly
make an end of free government. It
gives sod to its Cerberus at the South,
ami tell it to lie low ul iiftji-k anv
ihing in te shape of an .:sice until
the Northern Detr.niocrv.t8 clean ou?
the Ropubiican Aeunttabl,
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